Plane Answers: Breathe Normally?

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8-09-2008 @ 12:54AM

Fran said...

Also, when asleep, we don't automatically swallow as when awake. Therefore, those prone to problems on descent should be awakened prior to the actual descent. This is especially important for infants (a bottle, pacifier, etc. should help with ear discomfort unless an ear infection or cold is present). As a flight attendant, I have had many painful landings due to sinus problems and even had part of my face go numb combined with excrutiating head pain until we descended to under 10,000 ft.

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