motion sickness?

Question

Can someone explain why reading in a car causes motion sickness. I never use to get car sick but now I can't read while I'm a passenger.

Answer 1

Motion sickness is caused when the body is experiencing movement that the brain does not recognize. While you are reading a book, your brain is focused on a still object. This is telling your brain that you are still. However, your body can feel the movement of the car. This causes a break in your equillibrium and causes motion sickness. The best way to cure it is to watch a stable point on the horizon. It allows the brain to recognize the movement of the car/boat/plane.

Answer 2

If you're riding in a car and reading a book, your inner ears and skin receptors will detect that you are moving forward. However, your eyes are looking at a book that isn't moving, and your muscle receptors are telling your brain that you're sitting still. So the brain gets a little confused. Things may begin to feel a little scrambled inside your head at that point.

When this happens, you might feel really tired, dizzy, or sick to your stomach. Sometimes you might even throw up. And if you're feeling scared or anxious, your motion sickness might get even worse.

Answer 3

Because you are moving and your eyes help keep you equilibrium balanced while in motion. When you read, your eyes stop doing this important job and you get car sick. Best to keep your eyes on the road while in a car if you suffer from this.

Answer 4

I AM NOT REALLY CLEAR ON IT, BUT IF I HAD TO MAKE AN EDUCATED GUESS, I WOULD SAY IT'S MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE FORWARD MOTION IN THE CAR,AND THE SIIDE TOSIDE MOTION OF READING. SOMETIMES THIS CAUSES MOTION SICKNESS.

Answer 5

caz it gets u dizzy