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@shynini 

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shynini

Flying by plane

Hello guys, I just want to ask if somebody has informations that flying is dangerous for people with SM? I am going on trip by plane soon and I am afraid of it, because I think that I read something about pressure and that it is not ok for us! thanx for any response...
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@eeperman 

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Any pilots (the flying kind) out there?

Hi all I was diagnosed with relapsing MS earlier this year. I work as an airline pilot and, as you might expect, was grounded immediately on diagnosis pending further reports. Unfortunately there isn’t much out there about aviation and ms - googling pilot and MS just throws up lots of information a...
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@dukes0445 

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Help!! Flying without a travel letter

Desperately seeking advice. Has anybody taken the risk and flown without a travel letter? My hospital have fucked up. I've been asking for one since August and haven't been sent one. I was then told on Tuesday that they would do one and leave it at reception at the hospital for me to pick up today....
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@Carol_Bedard 

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Carol_Bedard

Flying apart

Is the feeling of flying apart a common problem? It's been going on for months now. A very jittery feeling.
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@sara 

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sara

Flying with a FES

I plan to do a bit of sight seeing this summer send I was wondering if anyone had problems flying whilst wearing a FES. Singapore airlines seemed ok with it but I'm planning to go to china next and maybe the states.
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@dawnpxx 

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Flying and ms

Just been abroad for the second time and I have to say flying is a big issue for me. I go dizzy when taking off and when the plane changes altitude and also when turning, I'm talking hamster in a ball and been kicked kind of dizzy it's horrible and I have to close my eyes and take deep breathes and ...
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@Bing15 

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Bing15

Problems when flying

About 7 years ago I began suffering while flying, luckily they are only ever short trips, the moment the plane takes off into the air I have pressure in my head and dizzy sick feelings until landing, I’ve spoken to many doctors about this and 3 years ago I was prescribed serc, it took the edge off ...
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@Johnwayne 

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Has anyone out here had Lhermitte's sign and or turning there head.....that they feel like something is flying by their ears quickly and problems with rage and feeling like they're going out of their minds from Lhermitte's ?

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@cameron 

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Flying and hyperbaric oxygen treatment

Has anyone's MS been affected by flights? I used to fly a lot and apart from normal tiredness was unaffected. Since the dx, I've done three long-haul flights and have had problems. It was't just the sitting for ages stiffening up. I get the most horrendous jetlag (NEVER had that before) and when I r...
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@dinky181 

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Hearing sounds of a plane flying overhead in my head only just found out that I had ms in September waiting for treatment to start

Cambridge, United Kingdom
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