Description of the disease (onset time, main symptoms, hospital visited, etc.): Male, 44 years old, poor gastrointestinal condition. Usually feel very tired, dizzy, driving at high speed dizziness more powerful, usually see moving things also dizzy a little, wear myopic glasses, eyes see things very tired, slow reaction. Sometimes I feel unstable and dizzy when I walk. Sometimes I feel dizzy even when sitting, and it is more obvious when I am tired of using my brain. Sometimes I feel dizzy even when my head is turning. I have used medication for lack of blood supply to the brain, but the effect is not obvious.
This is motion sickness.
Motion sickness is a collective term for motion sickness, i.e., motion sickness, seasickness, airsickness, and illnesses caused by swaying, bumps, rotation, and accelerated motion for various reasons. Driving on the highway is a more typical form of motion sickness that occurs in a state of motion.
The incidence of motion sickness is high in China, and most people (about 80%) have experienced varying degrees of motion sickness.
The occurrence of this disease is based on the following main conditions.
1. The person is in a moving environment. It often occurs after several minutes to hours of travel in cars, sailing, flying and other operations.
2. Looking long or directly at an object that is moving too fast.
3. Airlessness, overfed, overfed, and poor sleep are often the main factors that induce or aggravate motion sickness in the motion state.
4, Those with chronic tend to make the attacks of the syndrome more severe.
Main clinical manifestations.
1. The initial stage of motion sickness: slight epigastric discomfort, chest tightness, shortness of breath and dyspnea.
2. The obvious period of motion sickness: nausea, water in the mouth, vomiting, or vomiting directly, pale face, sweating, cold air, and vertigo.
3. Severe period of motion sickness: depression, salivation and water in the mouth, and vomiting. Even blood pressure drops, breathing is deep and slow, and there are tiny tremors of the eyes or obvious. Some people have severe vomiting, causing water loss and electrolyte disorders.
4. Gradual resolution of motion sickness: After about several minutes or tens of minutes, after air circulation, movement slowing down or movement stopping, then the symptoms are generally relieved within a shorter period of time after the movement state stops or decelerates, at which time it enters the gradual resolution of motion sickness. Motion sickness disappears or is alleviated within a few hours. It also lasts for several days before gradually recovering, and is accompanied by mental depression and weakness of the limbs.
5. Motion sickness remission period: After the symptoms are induced by motion sickness, the patient is no different from the normal person in the state of great no great motion and has no clinical symptoms. However, after repeated running or accelerated movement, symptoms can reappear.
There is a phenomenon worth noting, that is, with motion-induced, motion-adapted, motion-relieved, motion-braked approach, which can slow down the onset of the disease to a certain extent or make the symptoms less. The specific approach is to constantly use small-amplitude movement methods to induce the disease, repeatedly, can make the symptoms reduced, or even not onset. Historically, many army soldiers, to cross the river, cross the sea combat, is the application of this approach to overcome motion sickness and cross the river and sea combat.
Differential diagnosis: many non-dizziness, can also have vertigo, vomiting symptoms, to pay attention to the differential. The main types of diseases are as follows.
1. inner ear vertigo.
2. Vestibular neuritis
3. Insufficient blood supply of vertebral basilar artery
4. Cervical spondylosis
The mechanism of this disease: is not overly clear. According to Chinese medicine, this disease is mostly caused by exercise intolerance, Qi and blood rebellion, wind and Yang or wind and phlegm disturbance, loss of harmony of the stomach and internal organs, loss of elevation and elevation, and loss of peace of mind. Treatment should be to harmonize the qi and blood, pacify the liver and submerge the yang, harmonize the stomach and lower the rebellion, calm the mind and tranquilize the spirit.
Prevention and treatment of motion sickness.
There is no complete cure for this disease, but choosing effective methods or applying some anti-dizziness drugs, as well as using acupuncture and Chinese herbs, can well relieve motion sickness pain.
1.Braking method by moving. This is as previously described.
2, ginger method of motion sickness: There are four methods.
(1) ginger chewing method: several slices of fresh ginger in the mouth while driving to suck or chew method.
(2) ginger smell suction method: several fresh ginger slices held in the hand at the nostrils while driving to smell and suck the smell of thick juice spicy ginger.
(3) ginger compress method: can also be placed in the umbilicus, or directly attached to the ginger slices in the navel, foot, palm, Yin Tang, stomach Yu, etc., external fixed with wound and damp pain relief cream.
(4) Ginger moxibustion method: the fresh ginger will be pricked with a needle a few small eyes, placed in the Baihui, Hall of the seal, Nei Guan, Zhongyu, Stomach Yu, Foot San Li and other places for moxibustion.
3, orange peel juice absorption method.
(1) half an hour to one hour before the ride, mash fresh orange peel and apply the juice with a cotton swab to the nostrils, around the nose, the Hall of the seal, etc..
(2) or fold and squeeze it, and spray an oil mist with orange aroma into the nose. Can be repeatedly inhaled, convenient regardless of the second, with into the squeeze suction.
4, cool stimulation method: more cool air or containing mint cool-tasting fragrant products coated head-based local.
(1) let the patient gently blowing cool fresh flowing air.
(2) On the way to the car, apply wind oil essence on the points of Nei Guan, Yin Tang, Su s, solar plexus and Feng Chi. You can also use half a drop of wind oil essence to cool boiling water to suck slowly, or two drops of wind oil essence in Shen Que, Yong Quan, available wound damp pain relief cream compress cover.
5.Vinegar drinking method: drink a glass of warm water with vinegar before riding.
6, wound paste method: take wound and dampness pain relief cream paste in Shen Que, Yin Tang, Nei Guan, etc. before riding.
7, press the Nei Guan method: press the Nei Guan point (the palm side of the wrist joint, about two fingers on the transverse wrist, between the two tendons). Experimental studies have shown that the Neiguan points are effective in reducing motion sickness and nausea.
8.Pressing other acupuncture points: mainly pressing Hegu, Zhonggu, Diayu, Gastric Yu, and Foot Sanli. It has a very good effect in stopping dizziness.
9, acupuncture: acupuncture or moxibustion at the above major points has particularly good curative effect.
10.Lying down with eyes closed: it is advisable to lie on your back with eyes closed, avoiding larger swaying, and striving for a quiet and well-ventilated environment.
11, diet adjustment method: eat low-fat, starchy food, and do not eat food with strong stimulating smell and taste.
12.Anti-dizziness medication: If necessary, use antihistamine, antiemetic and sedative, such as scopolamine hydrobromide, chafenoxamine (Halo-Haining, Halo-Ning), betahistine hydrochloride (anti-glare), metoclopramide (Gastrodia), chlorpromazine, diazepam (Valium), etc.