Commonly, This Is The Strange Thing The Body Feels During The Flight

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JAKARTA - Traveling by airplane is indeed quite efficient because it will save you time to get to the destination city or country. When compared to land and sea routes, of course choosing to travel by plane only takes less time.

However, something unique happens to your body when flying in an airplane. The change in height and pressure in the cabin has a certain impact on the body.

Here are some strange, but fairly common, things the body feels during a plane trip:

Dehydration

Along the way, the body is dehydrated and this is normal. You will often feel thirsty and your skin feels drier.

In just a short trip of about three hours, the body can lose 1.5 liters of water. No wonder the flight attendants often take a walk during the flight to offer drinking water to passengers.

To overcome this, don't forget to always drink regularly before and during the flight. Plus, apply moisturizer during the trip so that the skin is not dehydrated.

Earache

Most people have experienced ear pain during flights. In fact, headaches can even be added. If you fly on a plane with a cold and sinus infection, the pain can get worse.

It is better not to fly, especially over long distances, when you are sick. However, if you must travel, try chewing gum during the flight to reduce pain.

Fatigue

Oxygen levels are 75 percent lower when you are on an airplane. This is the reason you feel tired and often have trouble breathing. Usually also accompanied by drowsiness and dizziness.

Swollen foot

Sitting for long hours in an airplane seat during a long flight can make your legs tired, sore and swollen. This is because you are certainly not moving long enough and there is a chance that fluid will build up in your feet.

Indeed it is not as serious as blood clots or something that is life threatening. However, the discomfort in this leg is not very pleasant. You don't want to get off the plane with swollen legs, do you?