How to Address Vomiting When Riding in a Car?

Many people in life experience motion sickness, which is mainly manifested as dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. The cause of motion sickness is related to the vestibular nerve of the human body and does not affect the health of the human body. Currently, motion sickness can be alleviated through corresponding methods, such as eating sour foods, applying ginger slices to the navel and wrist, smelling essential oil, and sleeping on the vehicle.

1. Eating sour foods: People with motion sickness can bring some sour foods on the vehicle before departure, such as green oranges and preserved plums. Sour foods can numb our nerves and alleviate the jolting stimulation caused by transportation vehicles.

2. Ginger: Ginger can prevent motion sickness as it can absorb gastric acid and prevent nausea. In addition, ginger slices can be applied to the navel and wrist, and fixed with analgesic plaster. This home remedy has been widely tested and has excellent therapeutic effects on nausea caused by motion sickness.

3. Smelling essential oil: Essential oil can stimulate our nervous system through its pungent smell, putting our nerves in an excited state. This can also alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.

4. Sleeping on the vehicle: Falling asleep on the vehicle can make you forget about the jolting stimulation. However, it is worth noting that it is best to prepare a small blanket to cover your body when sleeping on the vehicle to prevent catching a cold. Because if you catch a cold, your immunity will be low and you may be prone to motion sickness.

In summary, everyone has different genetic inheritance and physical qualities. When our vestibular organ in the inner ear senses motion stimulation, it will stimulate our central nervous system. Everyone has a certain limit and time to tolerate this stimulation, which means different sensitivity levels. Within a certain limit and time, people will not experience adverse reactions. However, everyone has a different tolerance limit for the intensity and duration of these stimuli, and this limit is the difference between having motion sickness and not having it.

The prevention and treatment of motion sickness (such as seasickness, carsickness, and airsickness) are not true diseases but are emergency responses of sensitive organisms to excessive stimulation. Therefore, there are no true cures or remedies, and the various prevention and treatment methods currently available only temporarily alleviate symptoms or delay their occurrence.