Does motion sickness get worse with age?

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asked Jul 28, 2022 in Other- Health by Shafique (1,040 points)
Does motion sickness get worse with age?

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answered Aug 6, 2022 by Peanutcolider (2,520 points)
Motion sickness does sometimes get worse with age because as we age we lose inner ear function,

Anxiety can cause and trigger motion sickness because anxiety can change the body's levels of neurotransmitters like serotonin.

When you feel overly anxious, you might notice that your heart rate speeds up and your breathing rate increases.

And you might experience a bout of nausea.

During a moment of high anxiety, you might feel just a bit queasy.

Looking out the window can sometimes help alleviate the car sickness and even opening a window and allowing fresh air in can also do wonders to help you get over car sickness.

Drivers don't get carsick or suffer motion sickness because they are in control of the vehicle in motion and can stop the car or vehicle when needed.

Drivers also have a far more accurate 'internal estimate' than passengers; making them less dependent on external senses, and also less motion sick.”

Motion sickness is psychological as motion sickness is a psychophysiological response to provocative motion.

Motion sickness has also been inconclusively associated with personality and physical vestibular functioning in both males and females.

The pressure point for motion sickness is located three finger-widths away from your wrist and roughly in the middle of your forearm.

To press on pressure points do the following.
Locate the acupoint.
Use your thumb or index finger to massage the acupoint with deep and steady pressure.
Focus on nothing else except massaging the point while applying acupressure.
Repeat acupressure as often as you would like.

Motion sickness is a sickness that occurs when your brain can't make sense of information sent from your eyes, ears and body.

Lots of motion in a car, airplane, boat, or even an amusement park ride can make the person with motion sickness feel queasy, clammy or sick to their stomach.

Some people with motion sickness also vomit.

Being carsick, seasick or airsick is motion sickness.

Motion sickness can happen quickly and make you break out in a cold sweat and feel like you need to throw up.

Other common symptoms of motion sickness include: Dizziness. Increase in saliva production.

All symptoms of motion sickness usually go away in 4 hours after stopping the motion.

As for the future, people usually don't outgrow motion sickness.

Sometimes, it becomes less severe in adults.

Most people with motion sickness can prevent it by taking medications that you put on the skin.

Most drugs used to treat motion sickness can help prevent it, but it cannot be cured.

Over-the-counter medications, and occasionally prescription medications, are used to relieve and in some cases prevent motion sickness.

Motion sickness is a psychophysiological response to provocative motion.

In addition to the physiological causes of motion sickness, anticipatory arousal caused by previous motion discomfort inhibits adaptation to provocative motion.

What's the difference between motion sickness and vertigo?

Vertigo is a specific type of dizziness experienced as an illusion of movement of one's self or the environment.

Some experience dizziness in the form of motion sickness, a nauseating feeling brought on by the motion of riding in an airplane, a roller coaster, or a boat.

Some ways to treat motion sickness and prevent motion sickness are to take over the counter motion sickness pills and tablets and other medications which include.

    Scopolamine (Transderm Scop). Most commonly prescribed medication for motion sickness.
    Promethazine (Phenergan). Administered 2 hours before travel.
    Cyclizine (Marezine). Works best when taken at least 30 minutes before travel.
    Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine). Take every 4 to 8 hours.
    Meclizine (Bonine).

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