{"id":52568,"date":"2025-04-25T22:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T02:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/mayo-health-library\/motion-sickness-first-aid\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:06:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:06:24","slug":"motion-sickness-first-aid","status":"publish","type":"mayo","link":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/de\/mayo-health-library\/motion-sickness-first-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Motion sickness: First aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n<p>Any type of transportation can cause motion sickness. It can strike suddenly, progressing from a feeling of uneasiness to a cold sweat, dizziness and vomiting. It usually quiets down as soon as the motion stops. The more you travel, the more easily you&#8217;ll adjust to being in motion.<\/p>\n<p>You might avoid motion sickness by planning ahead. When traveling, avoid sitting in the rear of the vehicle or in seats that face backward. Pick seats where you&#8217;ll feel motion least:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>By ship,<\/strong> request a cabin in the front or middle of the ship near the water level.<\/li>\n<li><strong>By plane,<\/strong> ask for a seat over the front edge of a wing. Once aboard, direct the air vent flow to your face.<\/li>\n<li><strong>By train,<\/strong> take a forward-facing seat near the front and next to a window.<\/li>\n<li><strong>By automobile,<\/strong> drive or sit in the front passenger&#8217;s seat. Children should be in age-appropriate seats and restraints.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re susceptible to motion sickness:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Focus on the horizon<\/strong> or on a distant, stationary object. Don&#8217;t read or use electronic devices while traveling.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep your head still,<\/strong> while resting against a seat back.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t smoke<\/strong> and don&#8217;t sit near smokers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avoid strong odors,<\/strong> spicy and greasy foods, and alcohol.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take an antihistamine,<\/strong> which you can buy without a prescription. Medicines include dimenhydrinate (Dramamine, Driminate, others) and meclizine (Dramamine Less Drowsy, Travel-Ease, others). Dimenhydrinate is safe for children older than age 2. Take these medicines at least 30 to 60 minutes before you travel. Expect drowsiness as a side effect.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consider scopolamine,<\/strong> available in a prescription adhesive patch called Transderm Scop. Several hours before you plan to travel, apply the patch behind your ear for 72-hour protection. Talk to your health care provider before using the medicine if you have health problems such as glaucoma or urine retention.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Try ginger.<\/strong> A ginger supplement combined with ginger snaps, ginger ale or candied ginger might help curb nausea.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eat lightly.<\/strong> Some people find that nibbling on plain crackers and sipping cold water or a carbonated drink without caffeine help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Any type of transportation can bring on the nausea and dizziness of motion sickness. 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