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Re: Airlines and Cpap?

Posted by Empty Nester on September 02, 2001 at 04:37:49:

In Reply to: Re: Airlines and Cpap? posted by AlA on September 01, 2001 at 10:46:12:

I agree with what A1A says regarding cabin pressure in the plane. When we went to Australia in the Spring, Qantas did allow me to use the CPAP on the flight; however, the significantly lowered pressure received was very uncomfortable (I have a setting of 13) and I felt as if I were being smothered. I opted not to use it during the flight, either coming or going. Thankfully, I apparantly did not snore and no one attempted to have me swim the distance from L.A. to Sydney by throwing me into the Pacific!! LOL When I posted about this back in May some replies thought that it might have been caused by the altitude that the plane was flying at and that perhaps I should have switched the CPAP to high altitude mode. I can't say for certain whether that would have made a difference since I didn't think to do it. Perhaps one of our sleep tech posters might clarify that for us.

BTW, if you are on a flight where you are allowed to use CPAP, you will be aasigned a seat by he medical issues desk of the airline because you need to be an electrical power source. Our seats both ways over the Pacific were in the very last row against the windows of a 747. You have the emergency exit immediately behind you as well as the three coach restrooms. There was always a lot of action in the aisle and standing in front of the door as people used the facilities, waited to use the facilities, and stood around talking in the small open area in front of the emergency exit. I didn't really get all that much sleep anyway, in spite of the 18 hour flight from Sydney to L.A. .

Empty Nester

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