Anyone else get motion sick when trying to read ebook in a car? - Page 2

Apache · 06-03-2013, 01:46 PM

Maybe it is because I grew up traveling a lot as a child. I have always read in vehicles and have never had a problem with it. I love to read while riding in a car. I even read when riding around town.

Apache

DiapDealer · 06-03-2013, 01:50 PM

Sick as dog, now. Ok... Ok... Gonna vomit.

theducks · 06-03-2013, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ApK

Certainly.

*Unless I'm driving. Then I expect I'd crash long before the motion sickness set in.

Google's self driving cars.

theducks · 06-03-2013, 02:33 PM

Yep! I used to get away with reading on Ships, Trains and Planes (smooth air) but an past ear problem now makes me very sensitive to motion that does not match the horizon.

JSWolf · 06-03-2013, 02:38 PM

I've never had motion sickness. Reading in a car is no problem for me at all. Even on a boat in rough weather is not a problem.

copyrite · 06-03-2013, 03:01 PM

I only get motion sickness when going in and out of shade blocking the sun i.e. trees.

My son used to get motion sickness reading when he was younger. He found if he was under a blanket (and used some sort of light) he was fine.

Marcy · 06-03-2013, 03:12 PM

I have always had this problem since I was a child. We visited my grandparents every week when I was young and it was an hour drive. I would read until I couldn't bear the nausea anymore and then close my eyes and lay down until I felt better. Then I would read again...

Like others in this thread I can't read in a car at all without getting nauseous but have no problems on a plane.

treadlightly · 06-03-2013, 03:18 PM

I can't read a book in a car, but I am fine with an ereader. Perhaps the bigger font makes a difference.

ApK · 06-03-2013, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by copyrite

I only get motion sickness when going in and out of shade blocking the sun i.e. trees.

My son used to get motion sickness reading when he was younger. He found if he was under a blanket (and used some sort of light) he was fine.

Makes sense. Those conflicting visual cues I mentioned definitely play a role in this vestibular stuff.
For me, ever since I was 18*, just addressing the visual part won't help me.
I need both the kinesthetic and visual inputs to be in perfect harmony, or I'm green.

ApK

*Oh yes, I remember the boat trip well. Which sucks for me, because I'm a scuba diver.

JSWolf · 06-03-2013, 03:27 PM

I do feel for all of you who cannot read while moving.

My Dad used to have a car that had a light in the back that I could turn on so I could read when the light outside was not bright enough.

simplyparticular · 06-03-2013, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ApK

Why didn't you use headphones??

Never been a big fan of headphones.

And when I was pregnant with #2, I still had to pay attention to #1 in the back seat.

alanHd · 06-03-2013, 05:51 PM

I can't read in a car but I can manage 30 minutes on a bus if I sit somewhere in the centre.

odiakkoh · 06-03-2013, 06:23 PM

I can't even read simple directions in the car. I'm a horrible co-pilot on roadtrips lol.

pidgeon92 · 06-03-2013, 07:07 PM

I can't read or even look at my iPhone in a car or on a train. I have never been able to read in the car, even as a child. I also get motion sickness playing 3D video games, so I gave up on that long ago.

I did read that this tends to go away after a person turns 50. That gives me 5 more years to suffer through.

Lady Fitzgerald · 06-03-2013, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by pidgeon92

...I did read that this tends to go away after a person turns 50. That gives me 5 more years to suffer through.

It doesn't and I'm 64. Heck, I got sick the first time I saw Avatar.

06-03-2013, 03:27 PM	#25
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,970 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I do feel for all of you who cannot read while moving. My Dad used to have a car that had a light in the back that I could turn on so I could read when the light outside was not bright enough. Last edited by JSWolf; 06-03-2013 at 03:29 PM.

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06-03-2013, 01:46 PM	#16
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,137 Karma: 89858112 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	Maybe it is because I grew up traveling a lot as a child. I have always read in vehicles and have never had a problem with it. I love to read while riding in a car. I even read when riding around town. Apache

06-03-2013, 01:50 PM	#17
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,549 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Sick as dog, now. Ok... Ok... Gonna vomit.

06-03-2013, 02:33 PM	#19
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,800 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Yep! I used to get away with reading on Ships, Trains and Planes (smooth air) but an past ear problem now makes me very sensitive to motion that does not match the horizon.

06-03-2013, 02:38 PM	#20
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,970 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I've never had motion sickness. Reading in a car is no problem for me at all. Even on a boat in rough weather is not a problem.

06-03-2013, 03:01 PM	#21
copyrite Wizard Posts: 1,814 Karma: 4985051 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryland Device: ...lots! ;) mostly reading on a Kindle Voyage	I only get motion sickness when going in and out of shade blocking the sun i.e. trees. My son used to get motion sickness reading when he was younger. He found if he was under a blanket (and used some sort of light) he was fine.

06-03-2013, 03:12 PM	#22
Marcy Guru Posts: 893 Karma: 950683 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Libra2	I have always had this problem since I was a child. We visited my grandparents every week when I was young and it was an hour drive. I would read until I couldn't bear the nausea anymore and then close my eyes and lay down until I felt better. Then I would read again... Like others in this thread I can't read in a car at all without getting nauseous but have no problems on a plane.

06-03-2013, 03:18 PM	#23
treadlightly Wizard Posts: 1,370 Karma: 6957792 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa, ON Device: Kobo H2O	I can't read a book in a car, but I am fine with an ereader. Perhaps the bigger font makes a difference.

06-03-2013, 05:51 PM	#27
alanHd Addict Posts: 374 Karma: 1408579 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, Ipod Touch, Ipad Air	I can't read in a car but I can manage 30 minutes on a bus if I sit somewhere in the centre.

06-03-2013, 06:23 PM	#28
odiakkoh Guru Posts: 823 Karma: 1818344 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: iPhone 5s	I can't even read simple directions in the car. I'm a horrible co-pilot on roadtrips lol.

06-03-2013, 07:07 PM	#29
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	I can't read or even look at my iPhone in a car or on a train. I have never been able to read in the car, even as a child. I also get motion sickness playing 3D video games, so I gave up on that long ago. I did read that this tends to go away after a person turns 50. That gives me 5 more years to suffer through.

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