{"id":16564,"date":"2024-11-15T09:04:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T10:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=16564"},"modified":"2024-11-15T10:25:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T10:25:13","slug":"how-to-stay-healthy-while-flying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=16564","title":{"rendered":"How to Stay Healthy While Flying"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" data-testid=\"onsite-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">Here\u2019s what specialists in aerospace medicine want you to know about air travel.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">I\u2019m a nervous flyer with a vivid imagination \u2014 not an ideal combination. Rocketing along in a crowded, oxygen-strained space for hours can give me all sorts of things to worry about. A random stomach pain can send me into a panic: What if I get sick up here?<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It turns out that there\u2019s a whole discipline of preventive health care \u2014 \u201caerospace medicine\u201d \u2014 that focuses on treating pilots, aircrews and astronauts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe\u2019re trying to keep people healthy in an unhealthy environment,\u201d said Dr. Leigh Speicher, an internist and aerospace medicine specialist in Jacksonville, Fla., and president of the Civil Aviation Medical Association.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">I asked her and other experts for their best tips on how to stay healthy during this travel season.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-3db1b3d8\"><span>As you book your flight \u2026<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">You can start thinking about your health as you\u2019re looking for flights, said Dr. Paulo Alves, the global medical director of aviation health at MedAire, which provides remote medical assistants to airlines, and a fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association. If, for instance, you often get motion sickness, book a seat over the wing, which is more stable, he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">And reconsider your trip if you have an ear or sinus infection, Dr. Alves said. When you\u2019re in flight, he said, congestion can make it harder to adjust to changing air pressure, which could result in pain, bleeding and even a ruptured eardrum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Untreated toothaches and postponed root canals can be similarly painful during flights, said Dr. Meghan Hatfield, an endodontist in Summit, N.J. 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Rocketing along in a crowded, oxygen-strained space for hours can give me all sorts of things to worry about. A random stomach pain can send me into a panic: What if I get sick up here?It turns out that there\u2019s a whole discipline of preventive health care \u2014 \u201caerospace medicine\u201d \u2014 that focuses on treating pilots, aircrews and astronauts.\u201cWe\u2019re trying to keep people healthy in an unhealthy environment,\u201d said Dr. Leigh Speicher, an internist and aerospace medicine specialist in Jacksonville, Fla., and president of the Civil Aviation Medical Association.I asked her and other experts for their best tips on how to stay healthy during this travel season.As you book your flight \u2026You can start thinking about your health as you\u2019re looking for flights, said Dr. Paulo Alves, the global medical director of aviation health at MedAire, which provides remote medical assistants to airlines, and a fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association. If, for instance, you often get motion sickness, book a seat over the wing, which is more stable, he said.And reconsider your trip if you have an ear or sinus infection, Dr. Alves said. When you\u2019re in flight, he said, congestion can make it harder to adjust to changing air pressure, which could result in pain, bleeding and even a ruptured eardrum.Untreated toothaches and postponed root canals can be similarly painful during flights, said Dr. Meghan Hatfield, an endodontist in Summit, N.J. If you notice any pain or swelling, she said, get it looked at before you fly.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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