On -board officers share why you should never sleep during takeoff in a new video
Wait to get shuteye until you are in the air, they say.
Traveling is tiring, that is why so many us like to close a little in flight. Some of us even take out our eyes for the eyes and neck pillows As soon as we sit down, noise balance while the remaining passenger plan. This seems to be a relatively low risk decision, but you may want to think twice before responding to your next flight. In an April 30 Tiktok video , flight attendant Ale Pedroza Shared his list of things that you should not do on a flight, including why you should never sleep during takeoff.
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"I know that traveling can be exhausting, and sometimes you just want to get on a plane and fall asleep directly," concedes Pedroza. "[But] not only is it not good for your ears to fall asleep before takeoff, but you also want to remember that the taxi is one of the most crucial phases of the flight."
In this spirit, Pedroza says it is wise that you are awake and alert during takeoff in an emergency or if you have to evacuate.
Pedroza has not developed ear safety, but the Mayo clinic supports its complaint. "" Plane ear , "Drilling under the name of barotrauma of the ear, occurs when air pressure in your middle ear and atmospheric pressure in the environment is unbalanced, creating stress in your eardrum.
One of the risk factors for plane ear is to sleep on an airplane during the ascent and the descent "because you do not actively do things to equalize the pressure in your ears such as yawning and swallowing" , said the medical center.
Symptoms of the ear of a light aircraft include discomfort, fullness or settlement of the ear, and muffled hearing or a slight hearing loss. In more serious cases, symptoms include intense pain, increased pressure, moderate to severe hearing loss, ringing in the ear, vertigo and bleeding of the ear.
To avoid this, Mayo Clinic echoes the advice of Pedroza and recommends you to remain awake during takeoff and landings so that you can do self -cobbles when you feel pressure. You can also yawn and swallow during these flight phases or sauté in filtered ear caps. If you feel pressure, try the Valsalva maneuver, which means you breathe gently by pinching your nostrils and keeping your mouth closed.
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Although the plane ear is a valid concern, in the comments section of Pedroza's video, some Tiktkers defended their plane sleep habits.
"I sleep the best before taking off, especially during the taxi," wrote a commentator. Another added: "I fall asleep before taking off because [I am] terrified to fly. I don't know if something wrong happens if I sleep."
In a monitoring video , Pedroza responded to these concerns, especially to address people who sleep because of their fear of flying.
"I know I said that I did not fall asleep during the taxi because you want to be aware in an emergency, but I will be honest with you, I fell asleep during takeoff and landing before because it is difficult not to do it, "Pedroza says in the video of May 8.
"Yes, you want to be aware, but it goes if you fall asleep, especially if it is an anxiety thing. You know, there is a good chance that everything goes well at the end - I know that many people are worried about flying, so anything is that helps you cross your flight, move forward and do this, "she adds.