Transportation has always been an important part of life. Now travel is becoming more and more convenient. You can freely choose from planes, trains, ships, high-speed rails, subways, and cars. However, many people who suffer from motion sickness are miserable, ranging from dizziness, nausea, boredom and discomfort to severe dizziness, nausea and vomiting, to the point where they doubt their life. Is it because they avoid cars?
Motion sickness is really an uncomfortable thing. What should I do if I get motion sickness? What is effective for motion sickness? How to prevent motion sickness? Let’s “decrypt” it together:
What should I do if I get motion sickness?
1. Eat fruits that can relieve motion sickness
Many people who suffer from motion sickness will prepare motion sickness medicine or motion sickness patches for themselves before getting in the car. The effects of these two methods vary from person to person. , in addition to motion sickness medicine and motion sickness patches, some fruits may be effective in relieving or getting rid of motion sickness:
1. Lemon: Lemon is an acidic fruit. Motion sickness will cause the body to secrete too much saliva, causing nausea. If you feel like vomiting, the acidic substances in lemon will dry out your mouth and help eliminate the nausea.
2. Hawthorn: Hawthorn tastes sour. The acidic taste has an appetizing effect and can alleviate the nausea caused by motion sickness. Eating some hawthorn appropriately has a certain effect.
3. Oranges: Orange peels have an aromatic smell. After squeezing fresh orange peels, there will be aromatic mist. Inhaling it with your nose can reduce the nausea and discomfort caused by motion sickness.
2. Sleeping after motion sickness
We are usually tired after riding in a car, and taking a nap can relieve dizziness in the head. You can take a shower before going to bed to remove the residual car smell from your body. For people with a sensitive sense of smell, the smell of the car will only increase discomfort and nausea. After washing, sleep refreshed and comfortable, and wake up. Afterwards, the mental state will be much better, and the feeling of motion sickness will dissipate.
How to prevent motion sickness?
1. Changing Attention
In life, everyone has this experience. A person who gets carsick will not get carsick when he is the driver. This is because he is in a state of mental state when driving. In a state of high concentration, the cerebral cortex is highly excited and inhibits the vestibular system. However, there is no such effect when being a passenger. This is because motion sickness is mainly related to the vestibular organ of the human body. Its main function is to maintain the balance of the human body. If it is suppressed, motion sickness will not occur.
So, learning to trick your brain, change your attention, and prevent yourself from focusing on the car ride may solve the problem of motion sickness. Methods to change your focus include: putting on headphones to listen to music and imagining that you are not in the car; chatting with the passengers next to you; enjoying the scenery outside the window, etc.
2. Don’t read in the car
The driving process is usually bumpy. In addition to poor reading effect, the head will swing greatly when the car is bumpy. , causing the vestibular organ to lose balance, causing dizziness, and in severe cases, nausea and vomiting.
In addition, people who are prone to motion sickness can try to sit in the front row of the car. If you are taking a bus, try to find a seat to sit down. When standing, the center of gravity of the body is higher, and people are prone to swaying with the bus, which makes you feel more dizzy. Sitting will be better than standing. Traveling by car is unavoidable, and everyone should actively adapt to the feeling of riding in a car and the environment in the car. Don't resist riding in a car. The more you resist, the more uncomfortable you will feel, and the journey will be unpleasant.
In medicine, motion sickness is also called "motion sickness". It is not a difficult and complicated disease. In addition to the key vestibular balance function, the cause of motion sickness is also related to individual differences in the human body. Therefore, some people will get motion sickness while others will not. Won't. What to do after motion sickness? Have you figured out how to prevent motion sickness? Do the above things well and wish everyone a smooth trip and no motion sickness.