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What is cybersickness, the mysterious condition linked to screen use?
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- Do you really know?
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- Jul 1, 2026
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- 272
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Summary
You may well have experienced motion sickness or travel sickness in the past. Well, cyber sickness is a modern ailment that follows a similar kind of logic, or rather the opposite logic. Instead of moving while feeling still, like when you’re on a boat or in a car, with cyber sickness you perceive movement while you’re actually still. But the result is the same: your brain fails to adapt to this dissonance, and hence brings on nausea, dizziness, cold sweats, and other balance disorders. This can happen when using a computer, smartphone, or virtual reality headset. What's the similarity with motion sickness ? Why doesn’t it affect all of us then? What can I do if I start feeling unwell in front of my laptop or smartphone screen then?In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions ! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here : Are women really more emotional than men? Why are celebrities dissolving their facial fillers? What is the Smurfette Principle? A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First broadcast: 28/8/2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices