Effects of Transatlantic Flight on Children Posted: 01-18-06 08:13am
Hello Doctor, my son recently travelled on
a long transatlantic flight. Prior to the
flight he had been suffereing from a cold.
when he arrived he had dark patched around
his eyes. could this be caused by the
flight / cabin pressure with his sinuses
being blocked. Is there a term / name for
this.
thanks
It seems that your son wasn’t sleeping
well upon his arrival to another
continent. This may be the cause for the
dark patches around the eyes. It is
difficult for some children to adjust to
international time zones. Further, his
cold may have increased his fatigue, not
sinus cavity pressure.
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