Motion Sickness Guides: Find Help for Your Situation
Whether it's a cruise, a winding mountain drive, a turbulent flight, or a VR session, the science is similar but the right fix depends on where and how you're moving. Pick where it happens to you below. Wherever it is, Dizzout, our drug-free sound therapy app for iOS and Android, works through any headphones once symptoms start. If you know it as travel sickness, same condition: that page covers the name and the basics.
By travel type
Cruise Ships
Ship-by-ship motion ratings and best cabins
By Video Game
Flat-screen gaming: FOV, head bob, per-game fixes
Seas & Crossings
Is the crossing rough? Sea-by-sea conditions and the calmest months
By Car Model
EVs & regen braking, third-row seats, ride feel
Theme Parks
The world's biggest parks: rough rides, calm zones, and a survival plan
Ferry Routes
Dover, Cook Strait, Nantucket: is your exact crossing rough, and when
Theme Park Rides
Disney & Universal ride-by-ride: triggers, milder options, safe picks
By Phone Model
Does your phone have a motion sickness setting? Samsung, Pixel and more
Boats & Excursions
Fishing trips, sailing, snorkel tours: which day on the water is roughest
Road Trips
Route-specific terrain risk and best seats
Airlines
Airline-by-airline fleet info and turbulence
VR Headsets
Comfort tips for every major headset
Travel Anxiety
Dreading the trip? Pre-trip plans for flyers, cruisers and passengers, and when to listen before you go
Does It Work?
Ginger, wristbands, gum: one verdict per remedy, each traced to a trial
By condition or situation
Children and family
- Motion Sickness in ChildrenParents of children aged 2-12
- Car Sickness in ToddlersParents of toddlers
- Motion Sickness in BabiesParents of babies and infants under 2
- School Bus Motion SicknessParents of school-aged children
- First Time Flying Motion SicknessFirst-time flyers and parents flying with kids for the first time
Health and body
- Motion Sickness During PregnancyPregnant women
- Motion Sickness in AdultsAdults with new, returning, or worsening motion sickness
- Anxiety and Motion SicknessAdults with anxiety, particularly travel anxiety
- Vertigo vs Motion SicknessAdults experiencing dizziness who aren't sure of the cause
- Motion Sickness and MigrainesMigraine sufferers
- Motion Sickness During PeriodWomen of reproductive age
- Motion Sickness After COVIDAdults experiencing post-viral vestibular issues
- Motion Sickness After SurgeryPost-operative patients
- Motion Sickness in Elderly AdultsAdults over 65 and their families
Travel, screens and activities
- Backseat Car SicknessAdult backseat passengers, parents with kids in back
- Why Reading in a Car Makes You SickBackseat passengers, commuters, remote workers
- Phone Use and Car SicknessBackseat passengers, rideshare users, commuters
- Motion Sickness While DrivingDrivers, new drivers, and highly motion-susceptible people
- Motion Sickness on AirplanesFlight passengers, especially first-time and anxious flyers
- Fear of Flying and Motion SicknessAdults with flying anxiety
- Motion Sickness on CruisesCruise passengers, especially first-time cruisers
- Motion Sickness While Scuba DivingRecreational scuba divers
- VR Sickness (Cybersickness)VR gamers, Apple Vision Pro users, professional VR users
- Motion Sickness from Video GamesPC and console gamers, especially first-person shooter and racing players
By symptom
Motion sickness symptoms →
Nausea, dizziness, cold sweats, headache, fatigue and more: why each one happens, how to ease it, and when to see a doctor.
More specific answers
Narrow questions that each get their own page here. The set changes as we publish.
- Ferry crossingsIs Portsmouth to Bilbao rough?UK and Ireland, rated high
- Cruise shipsHow much does Norwegian Prima move?Norwegian Cruise Line, motion rated low
- RemediesDoes ginger help motion sickness?Verdict: Probably
- GamesDoes World of Tanks make you motion sick?Player reports: moderate
- PhonesDoes the Samsung Galaxy A17 5G have motion sickness dots?Samsung, launched 2025
- Sea areasIs the Kattegat rough?Denmark and Sweden