Hi guys, me again! So in this post I wanted to give some of my top tips to study on trains with travel sickness. I get bad travel sickness on trains and find it very hard to read, study etc. But, over my 4 years of commuting now I have found some ways to stop the nausea and start studying!

Tip numero uno – Earphones. This is my ultimate tip. This has never failed for me. Putting in a pair of earphones and having music playing on a low volume stops me from feeling sick while reading on trains. Why I don’t know, but it works for me and I know a few other people who it works for. Having multiple things to concentrate on stops you from thinking about feeling nauseous.

Tip number two – Try your best to find a seat. This may seem like an obvious one, but it’s an important one. Standing on trains can cause your inner ear to feel out of balance and makes you feel sick (there is more science to that so please feel free to research that further as science is not my thing lol). Sitting and trying to stay still can really help.

Tip number three – Window. Try and get a window seat, and if you can’t get a seat, try to stand near a window. Looking forward out a window can help stop travel sickness. Again I don’t know why this helps, but it really does! Make sure you look forward and face forward. If you’re studying look up and forward out of the window every so often. If you can’t read standing up (like me) it’s worth trying to see if what you need to read is in audio book form, or alternatively it gives you the opportunity to find a podcast that’s useful for your research topic, or listen to a recorded lecture to go over thoughts and ideas.

Of course there are various medications you can try or travel sickness bands (both of which you can find on Amazon.co.uk, I do highly recommend reading as many of the reviews as you can before buying as you might find someone who has a similar travel sickness to you, and whether it works or not for them, as it can be different for everyone). Travel sickness medications and bands have, personally, never worked for me so I’ve learned as I’ve gone along and those three tips help me massively! I’m able to study on the train and not feel nauseous!

I hope this helps! 

Natalie 🙂