Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site terak.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!hao!noao!terak!doug From: doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: Sinus troubles Message-ID: <641@terak.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Jul-85 11:56:32 EDT Article-I.D.: terak.641 Posted: Fri Jul 12 11:56:32 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Jul-85 02:09:55 EDT References: <830@rayssd.UUCP> Organization: Terak Corporation, Scottsdale, AZ, USA Lines: 21 > I was wondering if any of the readers of this net ever have sinus trouble > during landing (on big jets), or is it peculiar to me. While landing on > a United (boo!) big jet in Chicago, I experienced excruciating pain above > my eyes. Is there any possible solution to this? I tried all the standard > remedies, but to no avail. Many thanx in advance. My wife and I both have problems with recompression. When flying a light plane, I keep the descent rate to 300 fpm or less to avoid it. Certain air carriers are worse than others. Around here, Southwest Airlines is famous (infamous?) for arriving on 3-mile final at 5000 AGL (well, that's a *bit* exaggerated :-) I asked the doc about it, and he said about all I can do is take an allergy tablet an hour or so before descent, use a nasal inhaler when beginning descent, and Valsalva as required during the descent. I also find that removing my (hard) contact lenses provides a marginal improvement in the level of "discomfort". -- Doug Pardee -- Terak Corp. -- !{ihnp4,seismo,decvax}!noao!terak!doug ^^^^^--- soon to be CalComp