having dizziness while reading on travel

@shaqziad (655)
Malaysia
October 11, 2012 11:00am CST
i love reading, especially novels. i always have a book in my sling bag wherever i am. However, sometimes if i read while traveling in vehicle like train and bus, i get dizzy. is there any way i can read on bus without getting dizzy? long hours of traveling is a pain to just spent on sleeping and chatting.
8 responses
@airasheila (5454)
• Philippines
11 Oct 12
hi there, well, dizziness is always the main effect when you are reading while traveling. since the vehicle is in motion, so the book you are reading also goes with the movement though it is really unnoticeable.
@shaqziad (655)
• Malaysia
11 Oct 12
The book goes with the movement? So can i avoid getting dizzy if i somehow reduce the book's movement? Like putting it on a retractable holder, or on a small pillow?
@capirani (2739)
• United States
19 Oct 12
I cannot read or do anything with my eyes while in a moving vehicle because of this. It is motion sickness. Maybe taking some type of motion sickness medication prior to long traveling might help. This happens to me even in short trips in the car if I try to read something even quickly. I enjoy looking out the window, however, at the scenery...and also taking photographs of that scenery.
@shaqziad (655)
• Malaysia
28 Oct 12
Motion sickness? i thought motion sickness is where you get sick on any kind of vehicle, regardless of you are reading or not, usually causing dizziness followed by vomiting if it become serious? I never get to that point, though. Lucky me. So the medicine to prevent motion sickness can help? maybe I'll ask a physician later.
• Philippines
19 Oct 12
It really is not good for your eyes when you read whenever you're in a moving vehicle. It damages your eyes in the long run, gives you headache and makes you feel dizzy. You can listen to music instead whenever you're in a trip or maybe eat :)
@shaqziad (655)
• Malaysia
28 Oct 12
Is it so? I never knew reading damage the eyes. I'm actually trying to reduce snacking while traveling by reading, just to control my diet. So eating is not an option. Besides, reading is just like a part of me. And i don't plan on changing this.
@anklesmash (1412)
13 Oct 12
Its quite common to have problems in reading whilst being in a moving vehicle it dosen't affect me I read all the time when i went on a coach tour of the US but it made my dad be sick,he took part in a rally as the navigator reading the directions,they had to pull over for him to be sick.Needless to say he only ever did it the once.Apparently its caused by your senses telling your brain two different things your body can tell your moving but your eyes looking at the book tells your brain your staying still this causes disorientation.
@shaqziad (655)
• Malaysia
18 Oct 12
Good for you it doesn't affect you. Thanks for telling me on why the dizziness happen. It makes me wonder, should i move the book so that my eyes tell me I'm moving so a to not contradict what my body is telling my brain? Haha, just saying.
@Liliac26 (557)
• Romania
12 Oct 12
I usually take many breaks and look out the window often. I find it also helps to keep my neck and back straight and lift the book at eye level instead of hunching over it. I still haven't figured out why I can read in trains for hours without feeling sick, while I can't read for five minutes in a moving bus .
@shaqziad (655)
• Malaysia
18 Oct 12
I did takes lots of break when reading on bus. But i usually put the book on my lap, so next time I'll use your suggestion of holding the book to eye level. thanks for sharing!
@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
14 Oct 12
I forget the 'science' on this. But I think that if you get so involved in the book, your body forgets that it's in a moving vehicle and so takes the movement-sensations as something wrong with you ... and/or gets confused. If that's the case, you might want to remember to look up every so-often (especially on turns and swerves & stops & starts) to 'get your bearings.' (But do please Search-the-Web about it.)
@shaqziad (655)
• Malaysia
18 Oct 12
yeah, i did some Googling. you are right. it is related somehow to what our brain perceive depending on our senses. I may take your suggestion of 'taking the bearing". thanks.
@natliegleb (5175)
• India
14 Oct 12
that is because when the train or vehicle keeps moving,we feel the itchiness to sleep and mind keeps jumbling over words and we feel a dizzy
@shaqziad (655)
• Malaysia
18 Oct 12
Really? i don't think i feel like sleeping, that is why i read to use the free time. Anyway, maybe it's right in your case.
@sishy7 (27169)
• Australia
11 Oct 12
I get dizzy even just texting on a moving vehicle...
@shaqziad (655)
• Malaysia
11 Oct 12
Poor you. So far, texting is no problem for me. Its reading, especially in long time, like more than 10 minutes, that make me dizzy.
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• Greece
11 Oct 12
I cannot read in a moving vehicle either, although trains and planes do not affect me. I don't feel giddy, I feel sick. Today I tried to read a letter while in a car, I had to stop every time we went round a bend, I was OK on straight roads. There is no hope for you to read on a bus, all that jerking and stopping and starting is against you. Have you thought of buying audio books for when you are travelling?
@shaqziad (655)
• Malaysia
11 Oct 12
Most book I read is in English, but my spoken English is not that good. If I buy audio books, I might get dizzy trying to understand what being said. Tehehe~ I can read in vehicle on straight road, given i read just for a few minutes for each session, and took a break of a few minutes in between.