Diseases

Air Sick (Motion Sickness)

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Motion sickness is the uncomfortable dizziness, nausea, and vomiting that people experience when their sense of balance and equilibrium is disturbed by constant motion.

SYMPTOMS

Gastrointestinal: nausea, belching, or vomiting, balance disorder, dizziness, or malaise, headache, pallor, or palpitations

CAUSES

You get motion sickness when one part of your balance-sensing system (your inner ear , eyes, and sensory nerves) senses that your body is moving, but the other parts don't. For example, if you are in the cabin of a moving ship, your inner ear may sense the motion of waves, but your eyes don't see any movement.