Last Updated on March 20, 2020
To avoid popping ears, you can just put a piece of chewing gum in your mouth. If you forget to bring it, you can try yawning or swallowing.
5. You may lose your sense of taste
Unlike popular belief, airplane food isn’t tasteless, it’s actually the passengers who temporarily lose their sense of taste because of mouth and nose dryness caused by the low-humidity air inside the aircraft.
According to some studies, the flyers’ ability to taste food can be affected by the reduced pressure during the flight and even by the plane engines’ background noise as well.
Luckily, you can get your sense of taste back by drinking water and preventing a dry mouth.
4. You might get a toothache
Unfortunately, flyers may get tooth pain because of the pressure changes during a flight. This happens due to the gas that gets stuck in tooth-adjacent sinuses, cavities, and fillings.
The good news is that flight-related toothaches aren’t common, but the bad news is that there isn’t much to do to prevent them from happening. However, you may take painkillers to get some relief.
3. Your skin may become dry
Airplane air can cause dry skin and cracked lips. But you can easily avoid these issues by staying well-hydrated and applying moisturizing creams or lotions both before and during your flight.
Once you get to your destination, wash and exfoliate your face to remove dead cells caused by dryness and prevent acne or other skin problems that may follow.
2. Your breath may get stinky
A dry mouth can promote bacteria growth that eventually leads to bad breath, which can get worse if you aren’t drinking enough water, haven’t eaten anything, or have forgotten to brush your teeth before heading to the airport.
You can easily prevent bad breath by brushing your teeth, using mouthwash, and drinking plenty of water.
Keep in mind that fast food and sugary beverages are only going to make your bad breath more stinky.
