im in the middle of a very good, very long book, and id love to pass the time in an up coming car trip reading it. but i get car sick after a few minutes of reading in the car. is there any way to prevent this?
2006-12-21 09:21:18 · 15 answers · asked by jljljljljljljljljljl 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
Car or motion sickness happens when your body can sense that it is in motion, but your eyes can't see that you're in motion (like when your eyes are focused on reading a book). Your body gets confused and you get "sick."
The best way to get rid of it is to make it apparent to yourself that you're moving. I get car sick too, so I try to sit by a window so I can see the moving road with my peripheral vision. I tried this just recently, and was able to read during a half-hour ride, when before I couldn't even read for thirty seconds before I felt dizzy.
2006-12-21 09:28:14 · answer #1 · answered by Shiva 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
- Watch your consumption of foods, drinks, and alcohol before and during travel. - Avoid excessive alcohol and foods or liquids that make you feel unusually full. Heavy, spicy, or fat-rich foods may worsen motion sickness in some people. - Avoiding strong food odors may also help prevent nausea. - Try to choose a seat where you will experience the least motion. (usually the front seats) - Do not sit facing backwards from your direction of travel. - Sit in the front seat of a car. - Do not read while traveling if you are prone to motion sickness. - When traveling by car or boat, it can sometimes help to keep your gaze fixed on the horizon or on a fixed point. - Open a vent or source of fresh air if possible. - Isolate yourself from others who may be suffering from motion sickness. (Hearing others talk about motion sickness or seeing others becoming ill can sometimes make you feel ill yourself.) The over-the-counter medication meclizine (Bonine, Antivert, Dramamine) can be a very effective preventive measure for short trips or for mild cases of motion sickness. hope those help?.. If not, just try your best to keep yourself busy and distracted with things that won't make you feel sick. Avoid thinking about actually being in the car and being sick as much as you can. Picture somewhere you like to be. Where you don't feel sick at all. Imagine that is where you are. Try to think of how you would feel if you were there. (happy, peaceful, calm, Not sick!) Maybe even do some things that you would at the place you like(things that can be done safely! in the space you have in the car) Try to sleep (if you can), then you won't be awake to even experience any problems. hope you find something that helps good luck! :)
2016-03-13 09:26:41 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How To Avoid Car Sickness
2016-10-28 10:50:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BOTH of my children had this problem -- and it was definitely a problem when I was driving long distances between PCS Duty Stations (which happens every couple of years) ...
What I did was to have them eat at least 1 to 2 hours BEFORE we got in the car ... leave a window just a bit opened -- enough so that they could put their fingers up through the open space and let them get exposed to the wind going by. That sensation (of the wind against the fingers) was good to help them feeling queasy or car sick most of the time. (and yes, they are readers).
2006-12-21 09:31:35 · answer #4 · answered by sglmom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not that I know of. You could try the motion sickness pills, but I know they do not work for me. I used to have the same problem but as I have frown older it has disappeared. Maybe what you need is a bigger car with a smoother ride. Good Luck!
2006-12-25 04:17:45 · answer #5 · answered by Ancientone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use Viban Eyewear. You wear it like a visor, and it blocks out all of the motion outside the windows of the car. I can read, text and do work on the road. It is drug-free and the only thing that has worked for me and my family. viban.com is your ticket to ride!
2014-07-11 10:59:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same thing happens to me. It's from too much visual input. In some people, the brain can't process all of that at once. I know, we had to pull over a few times before I realised why.
2006-12-21 09:43:31 · answer #7 · answered by Mary W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try listening to some relaxing music wile you read and or drink some water every time you feel your going to get sick
(sometimes I would cozy up and snuggle up with a blanket in my seat wile I read and relax)
and it could be that you need to eat something
Good luck and have a safe trip!
Happy Holidays!
2006-12-21 09:29:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
try overcoming your sickness just by inducing yourself to it but not going to hard to throw up change the way you think before you get into the car and put yourself through it not in it and take a medication before you get into the car they have it for car sickness
2006-12-21 09:32:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dramamine - it's for motion sickness and sea-sickness
2006-12-21 10:04:04 · answer #10 · answered by DB Cash 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋