What are the symptoms of motion sickness in children?

In our cognition, many adults will have symptoms of motion sickness, but we cannot imagine that children will have symptoms of motion sickness. In fact, children will also have symptoms of motion sickness, and it is even more common than adults. Especially now that many people like to take their families out to travel during holidays, they must pay attention to their children's situation in the car. If the following symptoms are found, they must take timely measures to alleviate their children's motion sickness so that they can have more fun.

N kinds of manifestations of motion sickness in babies

When children get carsick, older ones will complain of discomfort, curl up quietly with their eyes closed, hold on to the seat tightly with both hands, and show signs of nausea, vomiting, and irritability. Infants and young children cannot speak, they can only express themselves through some abnormal actions. For example, if the child is dancing, crying, being irritable, sweating, vomiting, looking pale, and clinging to his parents' hands tightly, you should think that he is suffering from motion sickness. These symptoms usually improve after getting off the vehicle.

How to deal with motion sickness in babies

Before riding in a car, do not let your baby eat too much or too greasy food, and do not let him go hungry. Give your child some food that can provide glucose. In addition, stick a piece of ginger on your child's navel before getting on the car to relieve motion sickness symptoms. When riding with children, try to choose a position in the front where the bumps are less severe to reduce vibrations, and open the windows to allow air circulation. If you find that your child has symptoms of motion sickness, you can press his Hegu point with appropriate force (Hegu point is located between the first and second metacarpal bones on the back of the hand, close to the midpoint of the second metacarpal bone, or when the thumb and index finger are together. The highest point of the muscle is when the thumb and index finger are together); pinching the Neiguan point with the thumb can also relieve motion sickness symptoms (Neiguan point is located on the flexor side of the forearm, 2 inches above the transverse wrist line, between the radial flexor carpi tendon and the palmaris longus tendon). Carry tissues with you in case your baby vomits; give your baby something to drink after vomiting to remove the taste of vomit from his mouth.

If a child has symptoms of motion sickness, he or she will feel uncomfortable, anxious, etc. If the family is out for a trip, the fun of the trip will be greatly reduced. Therefore, if you want to prevent your child from getting motion sickness, be careful not to let your child eat too much when going out. You can also stick a piece of ginger on the baby's belly button and apply wind oil to the philtrum, temples, etc. to relieve symptoms.