Ma'anar ƙamus na "masu ciwon iska" yana jin rashin lafiya ko tashin hankali sakamakon tafiya ta jirgin sama, yawanci saboda canjin motsi ko tsayi. Yana da wani yanayi da zai iya faruwa a wasu mutane a lokacin da tashi, musamman a lokacin tashin, tashin hankali, ko kuma saukowa. Alamomin ciwon iska na iya haɗawa da tashin zuciya, tashin hankali, ciwon kai, zufa, da amai.
