913 — Experiencing Motion Sickness

If a body in motion stays in motion, as Newton said, what about a body that can’t rest due to motion sickness? Learn the answer to this and other medical mysteries in this episode.
Slow dialog: 1:11
Explanations: 2:45
Fast dialog: 14:32
Ashley: You don’t look so good. What’s wrong?
Terrell: I felt motion sickness watching that movie. The camera jerked around and it made me dizzy.
Ashley: It didn’t bother me. The hand-held camera used to film the movie had that effect on you?
Terrell: I’m susceptible to motion sickness. You should see me on a boat. The rocking motion makes me seasick and nauseous. When I was a kid, I used to get carsick every time my family took a road trip. My parents always had a barf bag ready.
Ashley: Wow, that sucks.
Terrell: Yeah, and don’t even try to get me on an airplane. Just the starting of the engines makes me feel airsick and looking down gives me vertigo.
Ashley: So how do you travel?
Terrell: Very rarely and usually with one foot on the ground!

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse