Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

Susceptibility to Motion Sickness among the General Public of Mangaluru

Patsey Sera Castelino, Jaison Jacob

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Background: Motion sickness is a common ailment with travel in cars, trains, planes and boats. Other risk factors include: eating heavy meals before travelling, reading in car, airplane, space shuttle, heightened level of fear or anxiety, susceptibility to nausea or vomiting and sitting at back of vehicle. Objectives: 1. To identify the factors aggravating motion sickness. 2. To identify the susceptibility for different rides/vehicles. 3. To identify the factors alleviating motion sickness. Methods: A descriptive survey approach was adopted. Three hundred and forty nine samples were selected through purposive sampling technique. Data was collected using demographic proforma and motion sickness susceptibility questionnaire. Results: Highest percentage (51%) of the samples reported being susceptible to motion sickness when travelling by car. Most (82%) of the samples tried to avoid the symptoms by sleeping and 2% resorted to having a light meal before travel.

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SUSCEPTIBILITY TO MOTION SICKNESS AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF MANGALURU, Patsey Sera Castelino, Jaison Jacob INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-4 | April-2019

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