re inner ear problems from too much flying on apr gmt vida mdavcr mda ca vida morkunas said vida can one develop inner ear problems from too much flying i hear vida that pilots and steward esses have a limit as to the maximum vida number of flying hours what are these limits what are the vida main problems associated with too many long haul over hours vida trips the crew rest requirements are to prevent undue fatigue the cockpit crew pilot limits are somewhat more stringent than the cabin crew limits for this reason crew rest requirements address amount of time on duty plus rest time a tired crew is an accident prone crew the only limits i know of for inner ear problems are in military aircraft which are frequently unpressurized or less reliably pressurized not being able to clear the ears renders aircrew members dnif duties not involving flying or grounded until the ears clear flying can accentuate problems if ears don t clear if you don t have big pressure changes you may not know that you ve got a problem but if you zip up to or ft the usual cabin altitude in an airliner and then back down to sea level you may discover a problem ears don t clear readily because of allergies colds infections and anatomical problems the last won t change the first three can medication decongestants or antihistimines usually can help chewing gum sucking hard candy or a bottle for babies yawning these will help all four causes mary shafer dod kotfr nasa dryden flight research facility edwards ca shafer rigel dfrf nasa gov of course i don t speak for nasa a mig at your six is better than no mig at all unknown us fighter pilot
