FYI: What Causes Motion Sickness, And How Do You Cure It?
I don't feel so good Ollie BlandAh, motion sickness. The bane of holiday travelers everywhere. Here's the science of it--and tips on how to beat it. Motion sickness is a mismatch between what your body and your brain is experiencing, says Dr. Sujana Chandrasekhar, director of New York Otology and ENT surgeon at the New York Head and Neck Institute. It's experienced when the central nervous system receives conflicting information from the inner ear, eyes, and both the pressure and sensory receptors, found in our joints, muscles, and spine. Our sense of balance is controlled by the interaction of these systems. "In motion sickness the fluids of the inner ear are moving along with you in the moving vehicle. The brain is interpreting that movement, [and] instead of saying ‘yes you are in a moving car,' it's interpreting it as an incorrect stimulus," Chandrasekhar says. This will often cause some...