What causes motion sickness and how to prevent it?

Motion sickness or sea sickness is more prevalent when sailing or boating than any other time. A complex system of brain, eyes and ears while sailing or boating detect and cause the condition. Inner parts of the each ear contain fluids that help to detect repeated motion. Our eyes and joints send signals to the brain when vertical, forward and backward accelerations and brain signals react to it by vomiting. Motion sickness is not limited to sea travel and some may get it when travelling in a car or when an airplane hits turbulence. Normally nausea, vomiting and dizziness are associated with the condition.

Can motion sickness be prevented? There are proven remedies and drugs that help to ease the situation. Dramamine and Scopolamine, which are available over the counter as well as prescription to treat motion sickness, could help with the condition. But they may not work or recommended for everyone. Drugs may make you feel drowsy. Herbal remedies such as ginger can also prevent motion sickness. Watching your food before travel, avoiding strong food odors, not sitting face backward, not reading while traveling in a car, and opening vents are some precautions that one can take to avoid motion sickness.