Memories of the summer holidays are still fresh and probably many of you have some slightly unpleasant moments that you remember from the same vacation. Drive. Like that moment when the only company you wanted on the boat was a can of Dramamines or your kids constantly complaining to the national government in the car that ended up stopping the vomiting.

OUR motion sickness while traveling it is not uncommon, especially in young children. But what causes it and why do some people become more sensitive while traveling? And finally, can we limit it or even fight it?

Science hasn’t come up with a clear answer to what causes travel sickness, but there is an explanation that justifies it. So, when the part of the brain responsible for balance receives “contradictory” signals from the inner ear, in terms of what the person feels and sees, then nausea is likely to occur. Therefore, when we travel, with the sense of movement we get from the vehicle, this “conflicting” state is activated – respectively, nausea can also be felt in a virtual reality environment, because what our eye perceives does not correspond to our physical sensation.

Of course, some scholars argue that nausea can also act as a protective shield against poisoning. So when perceptions are “out of sync”, the brain gets a signal of possible poisoning, which causes the body to feel nauseous and then prone to vomit.

As far as children are concerned, these they usually don’t feel nauseous until 4-5 years of age and this is because they must first develop a full sense of what each form of movement is like.

The best solution is prevention. Once you feel sick, it’s hard to prevent it, so here are a few small but important tips to help prevent nausea and vomiting as much as possible on your next trip.

Trip to the horizon

Everyone (except the driver) is stupid when moving by car along the route. But if you look at the road or the plants along the way, then the brain will get a feeling of movement much stronger. Therefore, they prefer to look at the horizon in order to reduce this sensation.

Trust the chemistry

If you decide to take any medication, it’s best to do so about 45 minutes before you start your trip because, again, once you feel nauseous, the medication will have a harder time working in your body. Dimenhydrinate, meclizine, and scopolamine may help.

listen to your breath

This isn’t the only time you’ve heard that focusing on your breath can help, but here’s another way to do it. So before each ride, take time to take slow, long, even breaths.

Become a symptom detective

If all else fails, be sure to look out for early signs that a family member is one step away from motion sickness. Yawning and feeling tired are two such phenomena.

According to the New York Times.