Yawning after flight=severe dizziness

[ikillbigfoot]

I'm wondering if I'm alone. I've been flying for 10 years and the last few (I'm 25) years, after descent or landing I'll yawn just because. Usually my ears might pop/equalize, and when this happens I instantly get very very dizzy and feel wierd pain and senses into my equilibrium and brain area for about 5 seconds. Does this happen to anyone else?

What to do? You don't want to tell an AME this one.

 

[Choppy]

I would just go to an Ear, Nose and Throat guy and describe it to him. You might just have a little infection or somthing going on with the bone structure in your ear. Either way it aint right

 

[BushwickBill]

Doesn't happen to me. I have surfers ear and my ears pop a lot and I have to yawn quite a bit but it is never associated with pain or impairment of my equilibrium.

I would get that looked into right away. Discreetly of course.

 

[FirstMate]

Bigfoot, does it happen while sitting down or after you stand up? Sometimes regardless if I've been flying or not, when I stand up and stretch too quickly after sitting or lying down for an extended amount of time, I get lightheaded or dizzy for a second. If I had to guess thats normal though since there is probably just a lack of blood flow to the head?

 

[Way2Broke]

I concur with the above suggestions to go to a doc.

 

[Metro752]

Discreetly.

 

[Fedora]

Dont fly. See a Doctor.

 

[SPilot]

FirstMate: Change your diet. Eat more iron.

 

[Rally]

Bigfoot, does it happen while sitting down or after you stand up? Sometimes regardless if I've been flying or not, when I stand up and stretch too quickly after sitting or lying down for an extended amount of time, I get lightheaded or dizzy for a second. If I had to guess thats normal though since there is probably just a lack of blood flow to the head?

Get lightheaded after standing up is normally a hormone problem related to your adrenal glands. (low cortisol) Do you handle stress very well?
Are you sensitive to light?

 

[FirstMate]

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It very rarely happens. In fact I can't recall the last time it happened.

I have little or no stress and tend to think I handle it well whenever it does come along. Not sensitive to light at all. I think my body depends on a certain amount of natural light (sunlight that is...ok well maybe the brew too:beer

 

[phishn@daves]

I'm wondering if I'm alone. I've been flying for 10 years and the last few (I'm 25) years, after descent or landing I'll yawn just because. Usually my ears might pop/equalize, and when this happens I instantly get very very dizzy and feel wierd pain and senses into my equilibrium and brain area for about 5 seconds. Does this happen to anyone else?

What to do? You don't want to tell an AME this one.

Hey bigfoot,

Did you ever figure out what it was? I actually have the same thing happen, well sort of. Usually during a descent of more than 2500 fpm I will yawn to clear my ears and have a slight rush of dizziness while the fluid seems to equalize itself. It only last a few seconds. It almost feels like when you been at the bar past last call and try to get up from the stool.

Anyway, I don't get it all the time, but more often than not it's when I haven;t slept well the night before.

I'll try to eat more iron as suggested above.

 

[JediNein]

What part of "see your doc" do you not understand?

Little things treated early rarely cause a loss of medical. Little things untreated that become big things can cause a loss of medical, and can some really nasty side effect such as loss of income and loss of life.

 

[ikillbigfoot]

Hey bigfoot,

Did you ever figure out what it was? I actually have the same thing happen, well sort of. Usually during a descent of more than 2500 fpm I will yawn to clear my ears and have a slight rush of dizziness while the fluid seems to equalize itself. It only last a few seconds. It almost feels like when you been at the bar past last call and try to get up from the stool.

Anyway, I don't get it all the time, but more often than not it's when I haven;t slept well the night before.

I'll try to eat more iron as suggested above.

No I still haven't been the doc. about it just yet. But I've had it happen for the last 8 years. You described it so perfectly. Like you are ******************** faced for about 3-4 seconds; well only in relation to balance.

Anyone else get this checked out or happen to them and have any ideas WTF?