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Motion sickness

Kinetosis · Kinetóza (nemoc z pohybu)

What it is

Nausea when the balance organs and the eyes disagree about movement — in cars, boats, planes and virtual reality.

Symptoms & signs

  • Nausea and vomiting
  • pallor and cold sweat
  • dizziness
  • yawning and drowsiness
  • headache

🚩 Get help if…

  • call 112 / 911 now Vertigo with double vision, slurred speech or weakness
  • see a doctor soon Dizziness or nausea when not moving
  • see a doctor soon Vomiting that stops drinking for over a day
  • see a doctor soon New headache with the dizziness

Where it strikes

Medical treatment

  • Hyoscine patch before travel
  • antihistamines (cinnarizine, promethazine)
  • sit where movement is least
  • look at the horizon

Natural & lifestyle

  • Fresh air, eyes on the horizon
  • no reading in the car
  • small light meals before travel

Emerging & experimental

  • Galvanic vestibular stimulation
  • adaptation training in VR

Alternative, off-label & anecdotal

Approaches used outside the guidelines, with what their supporters report and what testing has found so far.

  • Ginger — trials disagree; weaker than hyoscine mixed evidence
  • Acupressure bands (P6) — trials disagree mixed evidence
  • Peppermint — anecdotal anecdotal / traditional
  • Rhythmic breathing — small trials reduce symptoms early / small studies

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