If You Get Car Sick, Try This Before Your Next Ride

Car sickness comes from a mismatch between what your inner ear feels and what your eyes see. This short shows what to do before and during a ride to keep that mismatch small, and what to reach for when you already feel queasy.

What to do

• Face forward and fix your eyes on the horizon or a distant point, not on a screen or a book.
• Get cool, fresh air, and sit where the motion is gentlest (front seat, or over the wheels).
• Breathe slowly and steadily, sip water, and keep your stomach lightly settled before you travel.
• If nausea has already started, drug-free sound therapy (the Dizzout app) is one option designed to help on the spot: most people feel better in about 90 seconds.

Feeling sick right now?

Try Dizzout free

Dizzout is a free-to-try, drug-free app that uses calibrated sound on any headphones, one of the few options built to help once symptoms have already started. Most people feel better in about 90 seconds.

Try it free

Free to try, no card needed. Or go straight to the App Store or Google Play.

Try 15 seconds in your browser first

Scan to open on your phone

On a computer? Dizzout installs on your phone. Scan the code, or open dizzout.com/get on your phone and it'll take you straight to the right store.

Copy dizzout.com/get

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This video is general information, not a substitute for professional medical advice. If symptoms are severe, persistent, or occur without any motion, see a clinician.