Motion Sickness and Nasal Allergy among Preschool and School-age Children

Abstract

A survey of 7, 200 preschool and children between ages 6 and 15, for motion sickness and nasal allergy showed that 2, 600 (35.7%) habitually experienced motion sickness, with the incidence being higher among females, and that 1, 000 (13.7%) had symptoms of nasal allergy with its predilection for males.
Comparison of these data with the data in 1963 showed that the incidence of motion sickness has increased tenfold during this 14 year period probably due to increased utilization of cars and buses.