Seasickness
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Motion Sickness - waves of nausea and vomiting experienced by some people, resulting from the sudden changes in movement of a vehicle. The ailment is also known as seasickness, car sickness, train sickness, airsickness...
Seasickness is caused by the movements of a boat on the water, which disturb the balance sensors in your ear, sometimes causing nausea.
seasickness
siskns noun illness with nausea vomiting and sometimes headache caused by the movement of a ship Take ...
seasonal affective disorder ...
Seasickness
Serum Glutamate-pyruvate Transaminase (SGPT)
Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase (SGOT) ...
Seasickness.
Malignant
Harmful, life-threatening. Used mostly in reference to a cancerous tumor.
Seasickness
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Using Light Therapy
Seasonal Conjunctivitis
Seasonale - Medication
Seasonique - Medication
Seatworm Infection
Seb-Prev - Medication
Seba-Gel - Medication ...
disorders in adults (7 causes), Ear fullness in children (12 causes), Ear rash in children (9 causes), Ear redness in children (8 causes), Earache in children (22 causes), Earlobe crease in children (5 causes), Air sickness (4 causes), Seasickness (2 ...
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Beta-blockers for high blood pressure or heart disease
Bronchodilators for asthma
Calcium channel blockers for high blood pressure
Dopamine-active drugs for Parkinson's disease ...
Seasickness or motion sickness
Migraine headaches
Morning sickness during pregnancy
Food poisoning
Food allergies
Brain tumors
Chemotherapy in cancer patients
Bulimia
Alcoholism
These are possible causes of vomiting in infants (0 - 6 months): ...
Some people are sensitive to the rocking on a boat (seasickness), as the inner ear's equilibrium mechanisms may have trouble adjusting to unfamiliar head movements. With car sickness, the eyes and ears send conflicting messages to the brain.
Some travelers may even be incapacitated by seasickness from setting foot on a boat in dry dock. Although Sea Sickness is not a serious condition, it can lead to complications such as excessive vomiting, dehydration and low blood pressure.
Mick JM, Rund DA. Casting off seasickness. Physician sportsmed 1992; 20(7): 35-6
Ruckenstein MJ, Harrison RV. Motion sickness: helping patients tolerate the ups and downs. Postgrad med 1991; 89(6): 139-42 ...
causing nausea and vomiting include cough, food poisoning, infections, medications such as cancer chemotherapy drugs or opiates, migraine headaches, hyperemesis gravidarum (morning sickness during pregnancy), motion sickness or seasickness, ...
In a 1988 study involving 80 Danish naval cadets who were unaccustomed to sailing heavy seas, ginger capsules were found to be very beneficial in reducing seasickness.
It is most commonly observed in boat travel (seasickness), although any type of travel or motion can induce motion sickness. Other examples of motion or travel sickness include car sickness and air sickness.
Effects of Other External Causes, Motion Sickness; Air Sickness; Seasickness; Travel Sickness
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Low cardiovascular fitness
High percentage of body fat
Use of alcohol or tobacco
Fatigue, seasickness or lack of sleep
Injuries (old or current)
Diving in cold water
Lung disease (in the case of lung rupture ...
The balance mechanisms within the inner ear are disturbed by the infection. This causes the body to receive irregular and mixed-up messages about its position, so it's not sure where it is. It's similar to a severe bout of seasickness, but much worse.
Food allergies (allergic reaction to certain foods)
Food poisoning
Migraine headaches
Peptic ulcer
Pregnancy-related morning sickness
Seasickness or motion sickness
Viral, bacterial or parasitic infections ...
Many other chronic disorders may be exacerbated during the premenstrual phase, including epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, inflammatory bowel disease, and irritable bowel syndrome. Women are also more prone to seasickness ...
pressure, so it is important to seek prompt medical attention if you are severely affected. Motion sickness is also known as travel sickness. Other popular terms depend on the mode of transport: for example, airsickness, carsickness or seasickness.
 See also: Symptom, Vomiting, Stomach, Pregnancy, Motion sickness
  
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