Children between the ages of 6 and 12 are particularly susceptible to motion sickness as balance management functions mature. Daniel Jetzura
Our health advice – This very common phenomenon is caused by a conflict between our vision, our inner ear and our proprioception sensors.
Summer holidays are approaching and with them, their share of long journeys by road, train, sea or air. But who could say that this boat was stationary when it smelled of gasoline as it crossed the archipelago of seven islands off the Pink Granite Coast? Or a bus ride to Barcelonet amid the beautiful mountains of the Ube Valley in the Southern Alps? We all have memories of a trip gone wrong. How to explain Motion sickness ? Shall we cut? Le Figaro Two experts were interviewed.
Not all of us are equal in the face of this phenomenon known as “kinetosis” in medical jargon. Some are able to read in the car even on winding roads, while others already feel a little nauseous on the DGV. “Women – especially when they are pregnant – and children between the ages of 6 and 12 are particularly vulnerableProfessor Alexis reports…
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