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The planes are DRY. As the planes lower their cabin pressure, less moisture is contained in the air. Dryness means that thick mucus just sits there to allow bacteria to multiply. The antihistamine that the allergic person takes may add to the nasal dryness. To add to the insult, the cortisone nasal sprays also dry the nose. The preservatives in some of the nasal moisturizers may irritate the poor nose. This is even worse if you have had recent nasal surgery! No wonder allergic persons are worried about flying! However, there are a few simple steps that can make the trip less of a problem for the allergic individual. Indeed, if the air is fresh, there is little or no pollen at 30,00 feet. This can be an advantage, as long as we don't allow the nose to dry out. Steps to take: * Avoid ice drinks. These may slow the nasal cilia and therefore promote infection. * Avoid alcohol and coffee. Any caffeine can dry you out. * Use a nasal moisturizer spray without preservative. One such is Breathe. ease XL Or, you can make it yourself. About every two hours is often the best plan. * Carry your own tea bags, preferably a mint type, decaffeinated. You can always get hot water, but getting tea can be difficult. Besides, you need to drink lots of it to keep the nose moist, so having your own tea bags with you makes that easy. * You can use Breath.ease XL Nasal Moisturizing
Gel. This has the advantage of covering the nasal tissue
to help prevent the virus from entering. The cold virus
needs to contact the ICAM 1 on the nose, which is the
portal of entry. If the ICAM 1 of the nose is covered
and protected by the gel, this makes it hard for the
virus to enter the body. Breathe. ease gel moisturizes
at two levels: the nasal level and the cell level. The
cell level being moisturized allows natural body defense
elements to get to the invading organisms. The gel should
be applied before boarding and about every four hours
during flight. I usually recommend using it twice a
day for two days after arrival. More information on
this nasal gel is at Hydromedonline.com. This gel is also useful for nosebleed due to dryness. * Once you arrive, after your flight, you can resume your prior allergy medications. * There is an added benefit to drinking huge amounts of hot tea. The exercise you get when you need to go to the bathroom is helpful to prevent blood clots from sitting cramped and inactive. Read more about avoiding blood clots while flying. Asthmatics must, must, must carry their medications with them at all times. The more you need the medication, the more probable that you may lose it if it is in your luggage. Especially if you are going overseas, it's a good idea to have the medications in prescription containers. (my son had all his medication taken away because it was in miscellaneous doctor sample containers). Speaking of overseas, I generally give my allergic patients two 3 cc disposable syringes to take with them. You can get most medications any place you travel, but the syringes may be boiled and reused. Having your own disposable syringes could be lifesaving. Airlines try to follow diet restrictions but if your food allergy is severe, bring your own food with you as a backup after you have checked your special tray. Also you can't always expect the servers to know what a gluten free diet is. Check out what the kosher meal is like; usually that is plain and simple without mystery sauces. Do have a pleasant trip! Buy BreatheEase at Allergybuyersclub.com References:
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