Taillemite J P, Devaulx P, Bousquet F
Centre d'Expertise Médicale du Personnel Navigant, Toulon, France.
Med Trop (Mars). 1997;57(4 Bis):483-7.
Motion sickness is a general term covering sea-sickness, car-sickness, air-sickness, and space-sickness. Symptoms can occur when a person is exposed to unfamiliar movement whether real or simulated. Despite progress in the technology and comfort of modern transportation (planes, boats, and overland vehicles), a great number of travelers still experience motion sickness. Bouts are characterized by an initial phase of mild discomfort followed by neurologic and gastro-intestinal manifestations. The delay in onset depends on specific circumstances and individual susceptibility. Attacks are precipitated by conflicting sensory, visual, and vestibular signals but the underlying mechanism is unclear. Most medications used for prevention and treatment (e.g. anticholinergics and antihistamines) induce unwanted sedation. Furthermore no one drug is completely effective or preventive under all conditions.
晕动病是一个统称，涵盖晕船、晕车、晕机和太空晕动病。当一个人暴露于不熟悉的运动中时，无论这种运动是真实的还是模拟的，都可能出现症状。尽管现代交通工具（飞机、船只和陆上车辆）在技术和舒适性方面取得了进步，但仍有大量旅客会经历晕动病。发作的特点是最初有轻度不适阶段，随后出现神经和胃肠道症状。发病延迟取决于具体情况和个体易感性。发作是由相互冲突的感觉、视觉和前庭信号引发的，但潜在机制尚不清楚。大多数用于预防和治疗的药物（如抗胆碱能药物和抗组胺药）会引起不必要的镇静作用。此外，没有一种药物在所有情况下都是完全有效的或具有预防作用。
