A pilot has revealed a reason why you should avoid flying when you have a cold or flu - and it's not why you think...
A pilot has revealed a reason why you should avoid flying when you have a cold or flu – and it’s not why you think…According to Captain García, cold sufferers who fly are actually at risk of rupturing their eardrums.
“If it’s very severe and you’re very congested, your eardrum could even rupture. It’s very serious.” he added., airplane ear also called ear barotrauma, barotitis media or aerotitis media, is the stress on your eardrum that occurs when the air pressure in your middle ear and the air pressure in the environment are out of balance.Moderate discomfort or pain in your earHere’s what you can do to minimize the affects of airplane ear:during ascent and descent.
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