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Travel sickness

Condition Overview:

Travel sickness is also known as motion sickness, seasickness and air sickness. The most common symptoms include nausea, sickness and dizziness. It occurs when the brain receives mixed messages from the sensory input of the eyes, the balance organs and the spatial receptors. So, even though the body is in a fixed position and the eyes are staring straight ahead, the inner ear balance mechanisms are telling the brain a different story. For example, if you're travelling by boat and sitting still, your eyes are telling you that you're stationary within the boat, while your middle ear is telling your the brain that you're being rocked around and the mixed messages end up making you feel unwell.

Travel sickness in any form is usually caused by confusing messages received by the brain. Even though our eyes see very little motion, the inner ear detects the vehicle's movement. The brain receives two types of conflicting messages from the eyes and equilibrium (inner ear). This confuses the brain and it sends conflicting messages to other organs, which in turn cause you to feel uncontrollably ill.