Published on 12, July, 2020
I've always suffered with car sickness and the NAS website suggests that this could be due to issues with balance (it's listed as part of vestibular over-sensitivity).
However, I find that it's not just car travel that gives me motion sickness - it happens with video games too (which is really annoying because I do enjoy playing them, but I find myself feeling like I'm going to be sick after about 20 minutes!).
I'm curious - does anyone else experience motion sickness? What triggers it for you?
I'm lucky, motion or travel sickness is not one of my problems. But I have seen the effect it has on people.
On my first journey by ferry across the channel from Dover to Calais, I was terrified of being sick but I was OK. Other people who had a history of motion sickness were well prepared and almost immediately found comfortable places to lie down and didn't move the entire journey.
It's really strange - boats, ferries and ships all seem to be fine for me. It's mainly cars and coaches.