Motion Sickness and Vomiting Reflex

Antiemetic effects of granisetron on postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients with and without motion sickness.

PURPOSE This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study was to evaluate the effects of granisetron, a selective 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 receptor antagonist, for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting in 110 patients with (n = 50) and without (n = 60) a history of motion sickness undergoing general anaesthesia for major gynaecological surgery. METHODS The patients received a s...

Unusual presentation of motion sickness: Case report

Introduction: Motion sickness is a normal response to real. Perceived or anticipated movement. Although the prognosis is excellent it may be incapacitating for people with an occupation that requires constant movement, such as a flight attendant, pilot, astronaut, or ship crew members. The symptoms progresses from initial dizziness to vomiting. Fortunaterly most symptoms disappear once the stim...

Motion sickness

The term motion sickness was originally introduced to provide a nosological classification for disorders elicited by exposure to unusual patterns of motion, such as sea sickness, train sickness, and swing sickness. The term came to subsume air sickness as well, and in recent years, simulator sickness, space sickness, and cybersickness (virtual environment sickness). It is now recognized that bo...

Motion sickness

Your brain gets information from several sources concerning the type and direction of your movements. The first, and most important, source is the inner ear. The inner ear, also responsible for balance, contains fluid that shifts according to your body's movement, pushing little hairs one way or the other. This lets your brain know about the direction you're moving in. Your brain also receives ...

Motion sickness and migraine.