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| Thread ID: 77299 | 2007-03-05 04:51:00 | Flying beetles | beetle (243) | PC World Chat |
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| 530261 | 2007-03-05 04:51:00 | Ok well to cut long story short i have to get on a plane and fly to christchurch this month........... :stare: and have been warned i may have ear probs....... as i wear to hearing aids and air pressure changes may cause probs.who can help me on this? Who has flown or no of someone who flies who has ear probs? hearing aids or just general ear probs and how do they deal with it? :stare: beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 530262 | 2007-03-05 04:57:00 | If your hearing aids were made in the past twenty years or so, they are vented. You MAY want to take a single pseudephedrine as a precaution if you've never flown before, but not for the aids. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 530263 | 2007-03-05 05:03:00 | Hi beetle . The best advice may come from your audiologist . . . my :2cents: AB |
allblack (6574) | ||
| 530264 | 2007-03-05 05:17:00 | Who has flown or no of someone who flies who has ear probs? hearing aids or just general ear probs and how do they deal with it? Mrs T and Billy Jnr both have ear problems when flying due to past surgical procedures etc . It is not normally an issue unless you have blocked eustachian tubes and the usual swallowing etc clears any pressure . If you are prone to blockages you could get a nasal decongestant from your chemist, or something more effective from your doctor . Sudafed comes to mind as a pill that does the trick . Hearing aids can be taken out for takeoff/climb and descent/landing if necessary, why invite a problem? Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 530265 | 2007-03-05 05:36:00 | Remember to wear your helmet, scarf and goggles (travel.webshots.com). | Graham L (2) | ||
| 530266 | 2007-03-05 05:45:00 | Chewing gum can help beetle (seriously!), but wait until you are airborne and DO NOT leave it stuck to the back of the pilot's seat or you may have to fly back in the cargo hold. :stare: | Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 530267 | 2007-03-05 05:51:00 | At one time I was flying up and down the country weekly for a year or so, The pain on landing was like a drill in each ear, Sometimes to the point I would just bow my head, close my eyes and go to hell for 15 minutes. Though as soon as we landed the pain started to subside. If I could yawn a couple of times as the pressure started to build I could avoid the worst of it, sucking on hard lollies/swallowing helped but only in a small way. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 530268 | 2007-03-05 05:58:00 | Beetle - following a link from Hearing Association NZ, I found that the Wellington Hearing Association has a website with forums. How about putting in a question there? http://www.hearwell.co.nz |
Laura (43) | ||
| 530269 | 2007-03-05 05:58:00 | We get flying beetles here in the US about June of each year . They are pretty colors and make a loud noise when you squish them . . . . kinda like a metallic pop . Anyway we actually have two types to see . The first is the typical June Bug ( . mrx . no/albums/Bugs/Junebug03 . thumb . jpeg" target="_blank">www . mrx . no) and it is kinda hard to differentiate from the Japanese Beetle . If one looks closely, one can tell the difference quite easily though . The Japanese Beetle ( . discoverlife . org/nh/tx/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/images/JP80022_20 . Japanese_Beetles . 640 . jpg" target="_blank">www . discoverlife . org) has a tiny little camera around it's neck and the sound the camera makes is: "crick" . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 530270 | 2007-03-05 06:34:00 | At one time I was flying up and down the country weekly for a year or so, The pain on landing was like a drill in each ear, Sometimes to the point I would just bow my head, close my eyes and go to hell for 15 minutes . Yeah don't stress her out Metla . Take the hearing aids out, that way you won't have to listen to the screaming babies in the seat behind you . . . . . . :waughh: |
pctek (84) | ||
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