{"id":5700,"date":"2018-12-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/uncategorised\/reason-you-should-never-sleep-during-takeoff-and-landing\/"},"modified":"2020-01-09T02:15:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T02:15:37","slug":"reason-you-should-never-sleep-during-takeoff-and-landing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/uncategorised\/reason-you-should-never-sleep-during-takeoff-and-landing\/","title":{"rendered":"The reason you should NEVER sleep during takeoff and landing"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Australians we know one cold hard truth (thanks to our dastardly flight times):<\/p>\n

Waking up hungover on a plane is pure hell.<\/p>\n

We honestly thought it couldn’t get any worse.<\/p>\n

Until now.<\/p>\n

According to professionals, sleeping during take-off and landing is far more worrying \u2013 and stressing on your body – than anyone realised.<\/p>\n

Pharmacist Angela Chalmers explained the phenomenon to Express<\/a>,\u201cA quick change in altitude affects the air pressure in the ear. This leads to a vacuum in the Eustachian tubes which makes the ears feel blocked and sound dull.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Essentially, when a plane ascends or descends, the air pressure in the cabin changes rapidly with the altitude \u2014 and if you\u2019re not properly prepared it can give your eardrums a bad shock. You can also experience with dizziness, ear infections, nosebleeds and hearing loss.<\/p>\n

MedlinePlus<\/a> explain the mechanism to prevent this, \u201cSwallowing or yawning opens the Eustachian tube and allows air to flow into or out of the middle ear. This helps equalise pressure on either side of the ear drum.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

All of which you can\u2019t do effectively while sleeping.<\/p>\n

So next time you think about stealing a snooze during take-off and landing, think again.<\/p>\n

Lead Image: Getty \/ kasto80<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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