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    Ear issues (Pain, ringing, tinnitus, tubes, perforations)

    in Aviation Medicine

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    Found the answer to my own question, here it is in case anyone else needs it.

    Basically you can get tuboplasty to help ear clearing issues and you can get a waiver as long as you are able to then successfully equalize properly (If I read all of this correctly)

    III. Waiver Considerations.

    Acute ETD/OM secondary to a transient illness (e.g. viral URI or SAR) requires no waiver but is grounding for flyers until resolution. However, chronic ETD/OM is disqualifying and requires a waiver for FC I/IA, II and III. Also any surgical procedure for correction of ETD/OM is disqualifying for FC I/IA, II and III. It is summarily accurate to emphasize that resolution of ETD/OM and adequacy of ET function are to be assessed on a case by case basis and that no one treatment or procedure, per se, will lead to waiver approval. Regardless of cause or treatment modality, ET functionality must be demonstrable for waiver authority consideration to be granted. In general, the permanent use of PE tubes in flyers is not a good idea, but it is a fact that adults tend to tolerate chronic use of PE tubes better than children. What is important is the operational necessity of using the tubes and the clinical judgment of the flight surgeon and treating otolaryngologist.

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    German Ultralight

    in General Discussion

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    pretty interesting...

    Full Story

    Ever dreamt of buzzing around the sky in an aerial hot rod, with nothing but clouds for company?

    Just last week, a new vehicle, the FlyNano, was unveiled at the Aero 2011 trade show in Friedrichshafen. The new single-person aircraft was designed by Finnish aeronautical engineer Aki Suokas.

    Alexander Schmieden, FlyNano spokesman for Germany, said the FlyNano received a lot of attention at the trade fair.

    "We were overwhelmed - we had the world premiere last Wednesday," he told Deutsche Welle. "We didn't do a lot of advertising, but we found that everyone was talking about it at the trade fair. We've especially had a lot of interest from the US."

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    Man Kicked Off Plane for Being too Tall

    in Squadron Bar

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    From personally being 6'7", airline seats are definitely something that are always iffy for me, and definitely a problem for my dad, who is 6'9". Luckily though, I have a longer torso so my legs aren't usually a problem. Whenever we fly, he usually always needs to and is always able to find a seat in the exit row, even if he has to switch seats with someone. Whenever he needs to switch seats the flight attendants are helpful and willing to assist in that process. From never flying Horizon though, maybe that flight attendant was just really pissed at the moment or hates tall people...

    Deviated Septum/Septoplasty

    in Aviation Medicine

    Posted

    Well I have had rhinoplasty, and just today the removal of the adnoids and reduction of the turbinates. I had rhinoplasty done because my nose was severly deviated, and prevented breathing in both nostrils. When I had the rhinoplasty done, it took me about 6 weeks to fully recover, and since I swim, I was able to get back in during the 5th week. After my surgeon took out the splints (which I do agree must be lodged in the brain) I could definitely breath better, but it still felt like that whenever I breathed through my nose, I was slowly suffocating myself due to the lack of air.

    4 months later I checked up with a different ENT who said that my adnoids were extremely large, and that they needed to come out. Not wanting another surgery, I went and got a second opinion, which also said that my adnoids should come out, along with reducing my turbinates. So I finally got that surgery done today, and only 4 hours later, I am feeling fine and I'm well enough to be walking around.

    Overall, rhinoplasty definitely wins in the pain after surgery category, while my adnoids and turbinates so far just feel slight discomfort, along with the flow of blood that is slowly coming out of my nose right now. I'll inform you more about adnoids/turbinates when I finally fully recover and can provide more of an input

    Crusades

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Google Chrome is pretty neat - and a little faster than Firefox. I got out of the loop in 3 seconds because Chrome gives you an option to cancel the script.

    ya, worked for me too, didn't have the huge hassle of trying to stop it

    Height issues

    in Aviation Medicine

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    So with my height issues and wanting to become a pilot going through either the Academy or ROTC, I have been wondering for a while if there is a way to get a waiver before I incur active duty service time. I have read that for the Academy, they do FC I measurements in the junior year, so if I could not get a waiver, I would still have to be on AD after I graduate. If I go through ROTC and have a contract, I have to go on AD also, although I don't know when you get measured for a FC I in ROTC, if that is before you get a contact or not.

    Now I'm not opposed to being on AD in the AF if I cannot be a pilot, but becoming one is mainly my reasons for considering joining. If I could not pass a FC I and was on AD doing something that I could have been able to do without being in the AF, I would like to be able to consider my opportunities before I make a final decision about joining the AF.

    Where were you on September 11, 2001?

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    At home, getting ready for school (live in CA) and watching tv, not believing what was happening. Went to school, not much talking about it, and not able to watch tv. While lost in my thoughts, I too thought about how this was like a pearl harbor and was going to be remembered every year.

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