Does the pressure in the atmosphere effect your sinuses?

Question

Does the pressure in the atmosphere effect your sinuses?

Answer 1

I am a private pilot and I fly a lot, suffering quick atmospheric pressure changes. If I have a cold that has invaded my sinus; yes I feel it very much. Some are more sensitive to it than others. But the pressure change due to meteorologic high and low pressure are too weak and slow to be noticed. Consider this: An old seafarer's rule is that if the barometer falls ten millibars in eight hours, it means that a strong gale wind is expected. From sea level the pressure falls with about one millibar per 8 meters of altitude. So, climbing or descending in a plane 80 meters would result in the same ten millibar drop. But since an aircraft easily climbs 5 meter per second, it means that the fall of pressure is done in ... 16 seconds - as opposed to 8 hours for a gale force cyclonic low pressure.

Answer 2

yes, you can have altitude sickness (mostly jumbled stomach and headache) caused by going up a mountain or down a valley, or in an airplane!

Answer 3

absolutely, I get sinus pain from weather change all the time.

I do use this sinus wash to help though. And if I get a sinus infection the only things that really helped me was when my Dr. told me about a sinus wash that will kill bacteria.

you need

distilled water

sea salt

liquid chlorophyll and colloidal silver from the health food store.

in a glass mix 1/4 cup water with a pinch of salt and heat to body temperature.

add 5 drops each silver and chlorophyll and mix.

using a large dropper (like one used for infant medication) drop 2 full droppersfull into one side of the nose while laying down.

Turn the head and let it drain out the other nostril. Be sure to have paper towels handy.

The silver kills the bacteria and there are several hundred kind that can live in the sinus cavities and anti biotics don't get rid of them all.

Do this twice a day for a week, mixing up the mixture fresh each time.

Then do it once a week for maintenance.

There is nothing in this that will hurt you, and it cured me.

I do not have to take claritin, or antibiotics anymore.

best wishes

Answer 4

yes it will, but how much this will depend on the value of the pressure.

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