Sound that alleviates motion sickness found by Nagoya University team

Reading in the car: for some, a pleasant pastime during travel, for others an unthinkable torture that triggers nausea, dizziness and cold sweats. Car sickness is one of those apparently trivial ailments capable of completely ruining an experience. Drugs that cause drowsiness, bracelets of dubious efficacy, complicated breathing techniques: the repertoire of remedies is vast and often unsatisfactory. Now, a Japanese team from the University of N…

What to know about motion sickness - Prime Progress NG

By Atunlute Isaac For Nancy, travelling always came with a distress. Although she enjoyed watching the countryside landscape, the feeling of motion filled her with nausea and left her feeling uneasy.   Motion sickness, also known as travel sickness, is a disorder that afflicts millions of people worldwide. Studies show that 1 in 3 persons is highly susceptible to it.  More often than not, it occurs when the body receives conflicting cues from th…

Sound that alleviates motion sickness found by Nagoya University team

He who controls the Spice Sound controls his tummy. They say music can soothe the savage breast, but now we’re learning that mere sound can soothe the savage stomach as well. More specifically, the irritating condition of motion sickness, that makes so many of life’s joys like boat rides and virtual reality nightmares, could soon be easily remedied by listening to a rather pleasant noise. It’s first important to understand how motion sickness wo…