airsickness
Cabin motion malaise
Airsickness is nausea and discomfort caused by the motion of an aircraft, a form of motion sickness.
The inner ear's balance mechanisms struggle to reconcile what the body feels with what the eyes see: The turbulence triggered her airsickness.
Airlines provide bags for this purpose.
Mild stomach disturbance
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- vertigoSensation of spinning
- lightheadednessSensation of near-fainting
- sweatingMoisture through pores
pallor · disorientation · headache · fatigue · malaise · retching · gagging · clamminess
Prevents nausea and vomiting
- DramamineAnti-nausea travel medication
- gingerPungent culinary rhizome
- acupressureTherapeutic point-pressing technique
- wristbandBand encircling the arm
scopolamine · meclizine · medication · hydration · deep breathing · lying down · closing eyes · prevention
Chaotic flow patterns
- cabin pressureControlled atmosphere inside aircraft
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
pressurization · airplane · descent · ascent · jetlag · seatbelt sign · barf bag · window seat
Of the balance organ
- inner earBalance and hearing center
- equilibriumState of balance
- imbalanceLack of proportion
- spatial disorientationLoss of positional awareness
acceleration · deceleration · rocking · swaying · tilting · unsteadiness · proprioception
queasiness
Mild stomach disturbance
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- vertigoSensation of spinning
- lightheadednessSensation of near-fainting
sweating · pallor · disorientation · headache · fatigue · malaise · retching · gagging · clamminess · hyperventilation
antiemetic
Prevents nausea and vomiting
- DramamineAnti-nausea travel medication
- gingerPungent culinary rhizome
- acupressureTherapeutic point-pressing technique
wristband · scopolamine · meclizine · medication · hydration · deep breathing · lying down · closing eyes · prevention · acclimatization
turbulence
Chaotic flow patterns
- cabin pressureControlled atmosphere inside aircraft
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- takeoffDeparture or parody
landing · pressurization · airplane · descent · ascent · jetlag · seatbelt sign · barf bag · window seat · long-haul flight
vestibular
Of the balance organ
- inner earBalance and hearing center
- equilibriumState of balance
- imbalanceLack of proportion
spatial disorientation · acceleration · deceleration · rocking · swaying · tilting · unsteadiness · proprioception
carsickness
Nausea from vehicle travel
- kinetosisIllness from perceived movement
- nauseaqueasiness, queasy feeling, queasy stomach, upset stomach, stomach churning
- travel discomfortcarsickness, jet lag, no legroom, turbulence, ear pressure
- travel woesjet lag, homesickness, lost luggage, flight delay, travel delay
- dizzinessdizziness, dizzy spell, lightheadedness, vertigo, wooziness
- motion sicknesskinetosis, cybersickness
- travel ailmentsjet lag, carsickness, traveler's diarrhea, Delhi belly, DVT
airsicknessseasickness
Nausea from boat motion
carsickness · motion sickness · train sickness · space sickness
sickness, sick, airy, sickly, nausea, sickening, nauseous, sicken, vomiting