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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.
One in three people are highly susceptible to travel sickness, one in three only suffer during fairly rough conditions while remainder only react in prolonged, violently rough situations. Mild severe symptoms include excessive sweating and salivation, vertigo, an irresistible desire to stop moving, nausea and profuse vomiting.
Self Help: Sit or stand near a source of fresh air when traveling. Sit between the wheels in a coach, over the wings in an aeroplane. Eat little and often when traveling and avoid drinking alcohol. Focus on a distant point such as the horizon. Avoid reading a book or looking at a map in the car. Take regular beaks to stretch your legs, if possible.
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