sensation while on airplane

can someone here please tell me why when i travel while plane is taking up altitude and when i starts to loose altitude why do i feel very weird cannot explain it feel like a change in my body little nausea and i feel like i need to laid down and reclined the seat ,,and also this happens when a car is driving to like a volcano mountain while getting up there once am there i feel fine.

4 Comments

cabin pressure

by Tracey_E - 2014-05-06 10:05:43

Many people feel the change in cabin pressure as planes take off and land. It's unlikely it's related to your heart. For me, it's getting worse with age. I used to love flying, now I end up sick more often than not. It doesn't keep me home, but it's annoying. Seaband bracelets and ginger ale help.

Hmmmm...not so sure

by lbdina - 2014-05-06 10:05:54

Maybe it is just age, but I am not so sure. I have been a very heavy air traveler since I was young. My father worked for an airline, so we traveled extensively when I was young. In my professional career, I have traveled all over the world on a regular basis.I never had a problem for 4o years and I don't get uptight or nervous on airplanes. To me, flying is a Ho-hum experience.

It was only about the time that I started having SSS problems that my air travel problems surfaced. Is that an age related thing or a coincidence? Perhaps. I suspect it is related to my SSS, Dysautonomia, etc. I never experienced angina or pain.

I say there is a definite link. I don't know for sure what lies at the root of it, but I don't think it is a coincidence.

Lou

Very interesting

by lbdina - 2014-05-06 12:05:40

I have had a few dozen syncope episodes over the last 10 years or so, prior to discovering my SSS and Dysautonomia. All these were accompanied by nausea, sweating, light headedness, etc.

I had a higher incidence of sweating and nausea on international flights, so this post is interesting to me. I am guessing that changes in cabin pressure accentuated my problem. My blood pressure runs on the low side of normal and I have always had issues with getting light headed when standing up quickly. BTW, I don't recall actually passing out on the airplanes, but I did have drenching sweats, nausea, buzzing in the ears and most of the other nasty symptoms associated with SSS.

I wonder if the cabin pressure was a trigger that brought on some of my SSS symptoms?

Lou

Flying Fits

by NiceNiecey - 2014-05-07 12:05:15

I am a frequent flyer too and on my last flight (domestic) I experienced an increase in my usual funky rhythms but it was while we at around 37,000 feet. And it only happened one way not on both legs of the trip.

I am taking an international flight next week and I will be paying attention to any sensations. I will also see if it happens during climbing and/or descent and report back to you. If I were feeling nauseous and sweating, that would REALLY bother me and I'd contact my doctor to see if anything showed up on the PM report.

Keep us posted.
Niecey

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