Modern transportation has brought a lot of convenience to people’s work and travel life, but sometimes it can also bring some adverse effects to the human body. Aviation otitis media is a kind of ear disease caused by airplane travel. The main symptoms of this disease are stuffiness in the ear, pain in the ear, hearing loss and, in severe cases, tingling in the ear.
In severe cases, there may be tingling in the ear, vertigo, and tinnitus. The reason is that the nasal and pharyngeal mucous membranes are congested and edematous after a cold, resulting in dysfunction of the Eustachian tube. The main methods to prevent this disease are as follows: 1. Frequent flyers should go to the hospital for a physical examination, and for chronic inflammatory or obstructive lesions in the nasal cavity, nasopharynx, or middle ear infections should be actively treated. 2.People suffering from acute rhinitis, sinusitis or acute upper respiratory tract infection should avoid flying as far as possible, or use some medication prescribed by a specialist before the aircraft rises or falls, such as 1% furosemide solution
or compound dexamethasone nasal drops and other vasoconstrictors to reduce the swelling of the mucous membrane of the nose and pharynx and keep the eustachian tube open. 3, do not sleep during the ascent or descent of the aircraft, but also constantly do swallowing actions, such as chewing gum, yawning, drinking or pinching the nose and drumming, in order to make the pressure balance inside and outside the eardrum. 4, children under five years old, when there are symptoms of upper respiratory infection, it is best not to travel by air. If you develop ear-related symptoms after flying, it is best to go to the hospital for careful examination and treatment by an otolaryngologist in a timely manner.