India, July 8 -- Road trips are romanticised almost always; imagine playing music, everyone singing, snacking and playing Uno as the car cruises along. Movies, too, in a way popularised how happening the car trips can be. But the liveliness does not always translate into reality. Sometimes people can feel disoriented and disconnected as they experience nausea and dizziness. This is called motion sickness, but why does this get aggravated when you are reading a book or scrolling on your phone?

Dr Amit Prakash Singh, consultant, internal medicine at CK Birla Hospital, Delhi, explained to HT Lifestyle that motion sickness involves multiple senses, which is why it triggers telltale signs such as nausea, dizziness, sweating, headache and vomi...