Motion sickness doesn’t only affect children. Elderly are also likely to feel dizzy and nausea as a result of traveling, and they don’t appreciate feeling dizzy and sick anymore than children.
Unlike kids, however, seniors are likely to attribute their motion sickness to other factors. So dealing with motion sickness in elders needs to be addressed.
How can you make your next car ride more tolerable?
Who’s Driving?
For starters, choose a decent driver, if you can. The difference between someone who can drive smoothly and someone who can’t can mean the difference between getting to your destination feeling well and arriving like a beaten rug.
What did you Have for Lunch?
What you eat can play a role in how well you travel. It is advisable not to eat a big meal right before you head out and to avoid looking at food if you feel motion sickness.
Additional Factors
In this short clip from Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Daniel Allan, MD, talks about what causes motion sickness and some ways to avoid it.
Additional things that may help include focusing on a stable object in the vehicle, taking deep breaths, and opening a window for fresh air.
Do you travel well?
What helps you?
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