Top Document: FAQ: Air Traveler's Handbook 3/4 [Monthly posting] Previous Document: [3-4] Smoke-Free Flights Next Document: [3-5] Special Meals See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge If you have a cold, traveling by air can be painful due to the fast pressure changes. The following are some suggestions for dealing with the pain: + Swallowing a lot during takeoff and landing (the times of the greatest pressure changes) can sometimes help. Some folks recommend chewing gum. + Drink lots of fluids (water, not caffeine or alcohol) to help prevent dehydration from the dry cabin air. Dehydration can make your cold feel much worse. + Ask the flight attendant for two hot moist towels (e.g., the kind they usually give to first class passengers to freshen up) and two styrofoam cups. Put the towels in the cups, and hold one cup over each ear. You may look funny, but the warm moist air will dramatically decrease the pain very quickly. + You can help equalize ear pressures by pinching your nose and blowing softly. Blow GENTLY, by a series of light puffs. Do this BEFORE your ears start to hurt. Do not hold your nose while sneezing, or you may damage your ears. + Talk to your doctor. There are drugs that he or she may be able to prescribe (e.g., Seldane). Some people report that taking Sudafed or other decongestants helps. A sinus spray may also help. The FAA advises pilots to avoid flying when they have colds, due to the difficulty of equalizing ear pressures. User Contributions: 1 cheap viagra ![]() Feb 25, 2021 @ 2:14 pm https://genericviagragog.com buy viagra without doctor prescription 2 hydochloroquine ![]() Aug 3, 2021 @ 5:05 am hydroxy chloriquine https://plaquenilx.com/# hcos pill 3 hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets ![]() Aug 4, 2021 @ 12:00 am hydoxychloroquine https://plaquenilx.com/# hcq medical abbreviation 4 hydroxcloroquine ![]() Aug 15, 2021 @ 4:04 am hydroxychloroquine dangers https://plaquenilx.com/# hydroxy clore quinn 5 hcqs side effects ![]() Aug 15, 2021 @ 4:04 am hydroclorquin https://plaquenilx.com/# plaquenil wiki 6 zhwdjf ![]() May 6, 2022 @ 10:22 pm what is in hydroxychloroquine https://keys-chloroquinehydro.com/ 7 qzionm ![]() May 7, 2022 @ 2:02 am hydroxochloriquine https://keys-chloroquinehydro.com/ 8 hlbaqw ![]() May 7, 2022 @ 6:06 am hydrocychloroquine https://keys-chloroquinehydro.com/ Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:Top Document: FAQ: Air Traveler's Handbook 3/4 [Monthly posting] Previous Document: [3-4] Smoke-Free Flights Next Document: [3-5] Special Meals Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Part4 - Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: mkant@cs.cmu.edu
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