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What Causes Motion Sickness?

Good Afternoon -- as a child, I suffered with mastoiditis, which eventually (because of the fever) turned into rheumatic fever and heart. Now, as an adult, I still suffer from severe motion sickness. Is this related and is there anything I can do to alleviate the motion sickness?
Tue, 2 May 2017
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Motion sickness is sometimes called airsickness, seasickness, or carsickness.
It is not caused by another disease, so it is not likely that your motion sickness is related to your history of rheumatic fever.

There are medications available to treat motion sickness -
These include:

Scopolamine, which comes as a patch you put behind your ear.
Medicines called antiemetics, which reduce nausea. Examples are ondansetron (Zofran) and prochlorperazine (Compazine).
Certain antihistamines, such as dimenhydrinate (Dramamine) and meclizine (Antivert, Bonine). These may make you drowsy.
Some of these medicines require a prescription. Most work best if you take them before you travel.

These tips may help you feel better when you have motion sickness:

Eat a few dry soda crackers.
Sip on clear, fizzy drinks such as ginger ale.
Get some fresh air.
Lie down, or at least keep your head still.
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What Causes Motion Sickness?

Motion sickness is sometimes called airsickness, seasickness, or carsickness. It is not caused by another disease, so it is not likely that your motion sickness is related to your history of rheumatic fever. There are medications available to treat motion sickness - These include: Scopolamine, which comes as a patch you put behind your ear. Medicines called antiemetics, which reduce nausea. Examples are ondansetron (Zofran) and prochlorperazine (Compazine). Certain antihistamines, such as dimenhydrinate (Dramamine) and meclizine (Antivert, Bonine). These may make you drowsy. Some of these medicines require a prescription. Most work best if you take them before you travel. These tips may help you feel better when you have motion sickness: Eat a few dry soda crackers. Sip on clear, fizzy drinks such as ginger ale. Get some fresh air. Lie down, or at least keep your head still.