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Why do buses make me feel sick?

Your peripheral vision will register the movement and create a contradiction in the brain. That's where the bus sickness begins. There are cases when people experience the dreadful symptoms of motion sickness only while reading while in a moving vehicle.



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These steps can prevent it or relieve the symptoms:
  1. Take motion sickness medicine one to two hours before traveling.
  2. Choose the right seat. ...
  3. Get plenty of air. ...
  4. Avoid things you can't change. ...
  5. Don't read while riding in a car, plane, or boat. ...
  6. Lie down when you feel sick.
  7. Avoid a heavy meal before or during travel.


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Once nausea begins, eat a few, plain crackers and drink clear, fizzy drinks (ginger ale is best) to relieve nausea.

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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.

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The best place to sit on a bus to avoid motion sickness is the front of the bus, directly behind the driver.

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Stay away from the back of the bus on the bottom deck and from anyone with a takeaway. Priority seats on the bottom deck are best. Second best is the top deck, three rows from the front, on the aisle seat.

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These medications may help:
  • 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). ...
  • Meclizine (Bonine).


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Medicines can be used to prevent or treat motion sickness, although many of them cause drowsiness. Talk to a healthcare professional to decide if you should take medicines for motion sickness. Commonly used medicines are diphenhydramine (Benadryl), dimenhydrinate (Dramamine), and scopolamine.

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