Why do some people get motion sickness?

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Motion sickness also isn’t limited to the ‘real world’, with cybersickness another type of motion sickness that people get from the virtual environments, often when playing video games No single reason Motion sickness affects people differently, and there’s no single reason why some people experience motion sickness more frequently than others. Many people also report experiencing motion sickness when they’re a passenger – not when they’re driving a vehicle. Motion sickness also isn’t limited to the “real world”, with cybersickness another type of motion sickness that people get from virtual environments, often when playing video games. If you’re someone who suffers from motion sickness, the best thing to do the next time you’re in a vehicle is try to reduce the mismatch of sensory information.