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    Motion Sickness, (Travel Sickness) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Motion Sickness, (Travel Sickness) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Motion Sickness, (Travel Sickness) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Motion Sickness, (Travel Sickness) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

    By Kenneth Kee

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    Recently I have some patients who went on a tour of Malaysia coming back with very bad symptoms of motion sickness such as giddiness and vomiting.
    Any patient who has ever been sick to the stomach on a rocking boat or a bumpy airplane ride will know the discomfort of motion sickness.
    It does not produce long-term problems but it can make the life miserable, especially if the patient travels a lot.
    Women, older adults and children from 5 to 12 years old have motion sickness more than others.
    It is not frequent in children younger than 2 years.
    Motion sickness is occasionally called airsickness, seasickness, or carsickness.
    Motion sickness is a frequent problem in people traveling by car, train, airplanes, and particularly boats.
    Anyone can get it, but it is more frequent in children, pregnant women, and people taking certain medicines.
    Motion sickness can begin suddenly, with a queasy feeling and cold sweats.
    It can then result in dizziness and nausea and vomiting.
    The brain senses movement by getting signals from the inner ears, eyes, muscles, and joints.
    When it gets signals that do not match, the patient can get motion sickness.
    When the patient is reading on the phone while riding a bus, the eyes are focused on something that is not moving, but the inner ear senses motion.
    The inner ear balance mechanisms sense different signals to those that the eyes are seeing which then transmits to the brain mixed, confusing messages.
    This then produces the symptom of feeling sick (nausea).
    Other symptoms the patient may have are sweating, drooling saliva, headaches, feeling cold and going pale.
    Motion sickness can also be stimulated by anxiety or strong smells, such as food or petrol.
    Occasionally trying to read a book or a map can trigger motion sickness.
    In both children and adults, playing computer games can occasionally induce motion sickness.
    It is not known why some people develop motion sickness more than others.
    Symptoms can occur in cars, trains, planes and boats and on fairground rides, etc.
    Symptoms normally go when the journey is over; however, not always.
    In some people they persist a few hours, or even days, after the journey ends.
    The site that the patient sits can make a difference.
    These locations are best for preventing motion sickness:
    1. The front seat of a car,
    2. Forward cars of a train,
    3. Upper deck on a boat or
    4. Wing seats in a plane
    Looking out into the distance rather than trying to read or look at something in the vehicle can also help.
    Motion sickness can cause:
    1. A general feeling that the patient is ill.
    2. Nausea.
    3. Vomiting.
    4. Headache.
    5. Sweating.
    Symptoms will normally disappear soon after the motion ceases.
    Where there is a motion stimulus the diagnosis comes easily.
    In abnormal cases, central nervous causes of vertigo may need to be ruled out.
    A pregnancy test is likely to be the most useful additional lab study to exclude hyper-emesis gravidum.
    Treatment:
    There are several medicines present which can decrease or deter the symptoms of motion sickness.
    They work by interrupting with the nerve signals sent.
    Although they are best taken before the journey, they still may help even if the patient takes them after symptoms have begun.
    1. Scopolamine, which comes as a patch the patient put behind the ear.
    2. Medicines called antiemetics, which reduce nausea such as ondansetron (Zofran) and prochlorperazine (Compazine).
    3. Certain antihistamines, such as dimenhydrinate (Dramamine) and meclizine (Antivert, Bonine).
    Other methods:
    1. Eat a few dry soda crackers.
    2. Sip on clear, fizzy drinks such as ginger ale.
    3. Get some fresh air.
    4. Lie down or at least keep the head still

    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    Chapter 1 Motion Sickness
    Chapter 2 Causes
    Chapter 3 Symptoms
    Chapte

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateMay 15, 2017
    ISBN9781370001798
    Motion Sickness, (Travel Sickness) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Author

    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      Motion Sickness, (Travel Sickness) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee

      Motion Sickness,

      (Travel Sickness)

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      To

      The Condition,

      Diagnosis,

      Treatment

      And

      Related Conditions

      By

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2017 Smashwords Edition

      Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes Motion Sickness, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

      (What The patient Need to Treat Motion Sickness)

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If the patient would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank the patient for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

      My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

      Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

      I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

      This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

      From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 amazon kindle books and 200 into Smashwords.com eBooks.

      Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

      For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

      The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

      The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

      Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

      As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

      Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

      I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

      I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

      I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

      Chapter 1

      Motion Sickness

      Recently I have some patients who went on a tour of Malaysia coming back with very bad symptoms of motion sickness such as giddiness and vomiting.

      What is Motion Sickness?

      Any patient who has ever been sick to the stomach on a rocking boat or a bumpy airplane ride will know the discomfort of motion sickness.

      It does not produce long-term problems but it can make the life miserable, especially if the patient travels a lot.

      Women, older adults and children

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