A condition that some people experience during road, sea, or air travel. Symptoms range from uneasiness and headache to distress, excessive sweating and salivation, pallor, nausea, and vomiting. Motion sickness is caused by the effect of repetitive movement on the organ of balance in the inner ear. Factors such as anxiety, a fume-laden atmosphere, or the sight of food may make the condition worse. So, too, can focusing on nearby objects; sufferers should look at a point on the horizon. Motion sickness may be prevented or controlled by antiemetic drugs or by acupressure bands worn on the wrist.
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