Travel sickness occurs when your brain receives conflicting messages from your eyes and ears about the degree of movement experienced. This usually happens when traveling in a closed space (eg car, plane, below deck) when you tend to focus on nearby objects. Your eyes then tell the brain you are stationary, while you balance organs say you are not. Motion sickness is made worse by fear, anxiety, exhaust fumes, a stuffy atmosphere, a full stomach and the sight or smell of food
ACUMED patches can be placed directly as shown for, runny nose, as illustrated on the body maps below. Alternatively, one or more of the patches can be placed on any of the acupressure points outlined here by red dots.