Airplane Air Pressure Pain Posted: 07-26-06 14:05pm
I didnt know what forum this would fall
under so im gonna ask it here. Yesterday
I took a plane from tx to fl and descent
while I was looking out the window all of
a sudden out of nowhere I got this intense
pain behind my right eye and temple. It
felt like a great amount of pressure was
pressing in the side of my head. It was
so painful my eyes started watering. It
only lasted about 10 min then went away.
Then about 6 hours last last night before
bed I felt a dull ache in the same area
that has been coming and going since then
and hasnt really gone away. I take
tylenol but it only takes the pain away
for an hour or two at most then its back
just as painful as before. I can only
describe the pain as pressure on the
inside of my right eye and near my right
temple. Any help?
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Georgia59
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Posted: 08-12-08 15:55pm
This type of sudden onset pain and
pressure seems like something you'd want
to see your doctor about right away.
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VortexX
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Airplane Air Pressure Pain Posted: 08-30-08 21:11pm
I take antihistamine before I fly and use
an antihistamine nasal spray 1/2 hour
before take off and 1/2 hour before
landing to keep my sinus' and eustation
tubes open during ascent and descent to
minimize pressure differentials in my
sinus passages and to protect my ears.
Give that a try.
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Posted: 08-30-08 21:57pm
This is what my physician told me to try.
One being to pinch my nose, close my mouth
and blow (this is to open up the tubes in
your ears...and release pressure) as well
as chew gum. (not at the same time)...
If this does not work, see your physician
right away...
Wait, I just noticed that the original
post was in 2006. Anyway, our response
might help someone else.
