The £2.99 item that doctors swear by to avoid ‘intense pain’ during long flights --[Reported by Umva mag]

DOCTORS have urged passengers to pick up a simple £2.99 item to avoid pain during flights. Many flyers can experience sinus pain when on a flight – caused by changes in pressure. GettyDoctors have urged passengers to pick up a simple £2.99 item to avoid pain during flights[/caption] This is caused aerosinusitis and, unlike “aeroplane ear“, which can be solved by popping your ears, it doesn’t have an easy fix. However, doctors say that simple congestion relief medicine can do the trick – which can be picked up for as little as £2.99. Dr Richard Lebowitz, an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) doctor at NYU Langone Medical Center, told the Thrillist website: “The sinuses are air-filled spaces – that is, empty spaces – in the bones of your face, and they have little openings in them, so they can equalize pressure. “They’re normally just always open, but they can get blocked from swelling or inflammation of the sinus lining.” Dr Richard explained that this could cause intense pain for flyers. He said:  “The sinus needs to equalize pressure, too. But there’s no way for it to do it, so it just keeps getting worse and worse over the course of that descent. It can be really excruciating at times.” Moving on to the simple treatment, Dr Richard said: “You can try to reduce the swelling of the membranes that can block the opening, so that would mean using the same things you’d use if you have this problem with your ears – Rin and Sudafed.” He added that in extreme cases, doctors may prescribe oral steroids for inflammation – and in even more extreme cases, a surgical procedure can be undertaken. He said: “It’s very easy to fix the problem if you’re someone who has this regularly and flies a lot or professionally. “You have to open up those sinus drainage halfway surgically. Once you do that, the problem goes away.” Aerosinusitis can be extremely uncomfortable for some passengers. Erica Klauber, 39, recalled experiencing severe pain and even fearing she was having an aneurysm while on a business trip in 2013. She said:  “I remember looking at the guy next to me. “I was like, ‘Should I reach out and tell him? Do I have the faculties to tell him that this is it?'” However Dr Richard reassured travellers that as painful as may feel, aerosinusitis is “not really a big deal”, adding: “Once the pain has resolved, the problem is resolved.” He added that while many patients fear their heads might explode, “that isn’t a real thing. Your sinus cannot explode or implode. It just hurts a lot.” What is sinusitis? Symptoms of sinusitis: Pain, swelling and tenderness around your cheeks, eyes or forehead Blocked or runny nose Reduced sense of smell Green or yellow mucus from your nose High temperature Headache Toothache Bad breath Cough Feeling of pressure in the ears Treatments for sinusitis: Getting plenty of rest Drinking plenty of fluids Taking painkillers, such as paracetamol or ibuprofen (do not give aspirin to children under 16) Avoiding things that trigger your allergies Not smoking Cleaning your nose with a salt water solution Decongestant nasal sprays or drops Salt water nasal sprays or solutions to rinse out the inside of your nose Source: NHS

DOCTORS have urged passengers to pick up a simple £2.99 item to avoid pain during flights.

Many flyers can experience sinus pain when on a flight – caused by changes in pressure.

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Doctors have urged passengers to pick up a simple £2.99 item to avoid pain during flights[/caption]

This is caused aerosinusitis and, unlike “aeroplane ear“, which can be solved by popping your ears, it doesn’t have an easy fix.

However, doctors say that simple congestion relief medicine can do the trick – which can be picked up for as little as £2.99.

Dr Richard Lebowitz, an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) doctor at NYU Langone Medical Center, told the Thrillist website: “The sinuses are air-filled spaces – that is, empty spaces – in the bones of your face, and they have little openings in them, so they can equalize pressure.

“They’re normally just always open, but they can get blocked from swelling or inflammation of the sinus lining.”

Dr Richard explained that this could cause intense pain for flyers.

He said:  “The sinus needs to equalize pressure, too. But there’s no way for it to do it, so it just keeps getting worse and worse over the course of that descent. It can be really excruciating at times.”

Moving on to the simple treatment, Dr Richard said: “You can try to reduce the swelling of the membranes that can block the opening, so that would mean using the same things you’d use if you have this problem with your ears – Rin and Sudafed.”

He added that in extreme cases, doctors may prescribe oral steroids for inflammation – and in even more extreme cases, a surgical procedure can be undertaken.

He said: “It’s very easy to fix the problem if you’re someone who has this regularly and flies a lot or professionally.

“You have to open up those sinus drainage halfway surgically. Once you do that, the problem goes away.”

Aerosinusitis can be extremely uncomfortable for some passengers.

Erica Klauber, 39, recalled experiencing severe pain and even fearing she was having an aneurysm while on a business trip in 2013.

She said:  “I remember looking at the guy next to me.

“I was like, ‘Should I reach out and tell him? Do I have the faculties to tell him that this is it?'”

However Dr Richard reassured travellers that as painful as may feel, aerosinusitis is “not really a big deal”, adding: “Once the pain has resolved, the problem is resolved.”

He added that while many patients fear their heads might explode, “that isn’t a real thing. Your sinus cannot explode or implode. It just hurts a lot.”

What is sinusitis?

Symptoms of sinusitis:

• Pain, swelling and tenderness around your cheeks, eyes or forehead
• Blocked or runny nose
• Reduced sense of smell
• Green or yellow mucus from your nose
• High temperature
• Headache
• Toothache
• Bad breath
• Cough
• Feeling of pressure in the ears

Treatments for sinusitis:

• Getting plenty of rest
• Drinking plenty of fluids
• Taking painkillers, such as paracetamol or ibuprofen (do not give aspirin to children under 16)
• Avoiding things that trigger your allergies
• Not smoking
• Cleaning your nose with a salt water solution
• Decongestant nasal sprays or drops
• Salt water nasal sprays or solutions to rinse out the inside of your nose

Source: NHS

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