Symptoms may be experienced during:

• Caused when there is a conflict between visually perceived movement and the movement sensed by the vestibular system. There is a disagreement between the signals that the brain obtains from ears, eyes and other sensory receptors.
• Travel by car, train or airplane
• Roller coaster or other similar amusement park rides
• Ship or boat rides (sea sickness)
• Using a rocking chair or hammock swing
• Rotating devices such as centrifuges used in astronaut training
• Dizziness due to spinning- experienced when one spins and stops suddenly

Complications are not usually seen. Continuous vomiting may cause dehydration.