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Originally Posted by Elsi
To save money, the air within the plane is not turned over very quickly, resulting in a higher carbon dioxide level.
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I'm sorry what? I never heard of this. How do you think that will save money?
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Originally Posted by Elsi
The air pressure is also kept lower than normal. I think both of these contribute to drowsiness.
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I believe, and we do have some commercial pilots on this forum that most commercial flights are pressurized between 6000-8000ft above sea level. So that is lower than normal pressure for someone from Florida could be a bit higher than normal for someone from Denver. So, if you have lung problems you could perhaps suffer from mild hypoxia. However, I don't think drowsiness is a symptom of that.
Symptoms:
- Air Hunger
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Mental and Muscle Fatigue
- Nausea
- Hot and Cold Flashes
- Tingling
- Visual Impairment
- Euphoria
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