How can motion sickness be treated?

Nowadays, people's pace of life is getting faster and faster, and mobility is also very high. Traveling by car is indispensable. Some people will get motion sickness, and traveling will become very painful. Motion sickness has a great impact on the stomach and is more likely to cause gastric ulcers. Some people who get motion sickness will use motion sickness patches to relieve motion sickness, while some people will use folk remedies to relieve motion sickness. Now, the editor will share with you how to treat motion sickness.

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Medical causes of motion sickness

Motion sickness is mainly related to the impairment of vestibular function. The utricle and saccule of the vestibular apparatus sense up and down, front and back, left and right linear motion, while the hair cells of the three semicircular canals sense rotational motion. When the macula ovalis or hair cells are stimulated by a certain amount of abnormal movement, the nerve impulses caused are transmitted from the vestibular nerve to the vestibular nucleus, and then to the cerebellum and hypothalamus, which can cause a series of clinical manifestations with vertigo as the main symptom. Vestibular stimulation affects the reticular formation, causing a drop in blood pressure and vomiting. The vestibular nucleus transmits fibers through the medial longitudinal fasciculus to the oculomotor nuclei, causing nystagmus. The cerebellum and hypothalamus receive nerve impulses, causing changes in muscle tension throughout the body.

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Treatment for motion sickness

It is impossible to cure the disease completely with the current medical level. The most important thing is to focus on symptomatic treatment. The methods include: when the disease occurs, the patient should lie on his back with eyes closed. When sitting, keep your head close to the chair back or an object to avoid large swinging movements. The environment should be quiet and well ventilated. The following antihistamines and anticholine drugs can also be used.

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Supportive treatment for motion sickness

Many of the treatment options available rely on the same principles that prevent and stop motion sickness. Ginger is a very popular natural remedy, it is an anti-nausea remedy without any side effects and can be taken as a tea, it should be taken on an empty stomach.

In order to reduce the susceptibility to motion sickness, there are many methods that can be used. In addition to the methods introduced above, you can also use the following methods to relieve it. You can open the car windows for ventilation and get enough fresh air. Try not to drink or smoke. If you feel nauseous, you can eat some olives or take some lemons to relieve nausea.