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> Motion Sickness
Motion sickness has many names - carsickness, seasickness, airsickness and motion maladaption syndrome. By any name, it's not pleasant. But it is a normal response to your body's perception of motion. When motion sickness occurs, motion receptors - your eyes, your inner ears, your skin, your muscles and joints - offer conflicting reports to your brain. If you read while riding in a car, for instance, your eyes don't detect the motion, but your inner ears and muscles and joints do. Your brain becomes confused, and you may start to sweat and feel nauseous.