Department of Neurology, Federal University of Delta of Parnaíba, Parnaíba, Brazil.
Department of Neurology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Headache. 2020 Nov;60(10):2406-2412. doi: 10.1111/head.13983. Epub 2020 Sep 30.
Headache attributed to airplane travel is a rare form of headache that develops exclusively during airplane travel. It is characterized by occurring during takeoff, landing, or both, and improves spontaneously within 30 minutes after the ascent or descent of the airplane is completed.
Our objectives were to determine the prevalence of headache attributed to airplane travel among medical students who traveled by plane, the time of flight when it occurred, and the emotional state of passengers on new trips.
The study was prospective, cross-sectional, using a non-random sample of medical students who traveled by plane. In total, 155 passengers who traveled by plane on at least 3 flights, regardless of duration were interviewed.
Headache during flight occurred 3 or more times in 7.5% (80/1070) of the trips and 14.2% (22/155) of the passengers, especially during takeoff or landing (17/22; 77.3%), having a stabbing character and lasting less than 30 minutes. The headache improved spontaneously at the end of the landing phase (17/22; 77.3%). When traveling again, 68.2% (15/22) of passengers traveled normally, despite previous painful experience.
This study demonstrated that headache attributed to airplane travel is not as rare as previously thought, being predominant during takeoff or landing. In addition, despite the bothersome feeling, most passengers who experienced this headache traveled normally, despite previous painful experience.
与飞行相关的头痛是一种罕见的头痛形式，仅在飞行期间发生。其特征为在起飞、降落或两者期间发生，并在飞机上升或下降完成后 30 分钟内自发改善。
我们的目的是确定乘坐飞机旅行的医学生中归因于飞行的头痛的患病率、发生的飞行时间以及新旅程中乘客的情绪状态。
该研究为前瞻性、横断面研究，使用乘坐飞机旅行的医学生的非随机样本。总共采访了 155 名至少乘坐过 3 次飞行（无论持续时间如何）的乘客。
在 3 次或更多次飞行中（1070 次旅行中的 7.5%[80/1070]）和 155 名乘客中的 14.2%[22/155]中发生了飞行期间头痛，尤其是在起飞或降落期间（22 次中的 17 次；77.3%），具有刺痛特征且持续时间不到 30 分钟。在着陆阶段结束时，头痛会自发改善（22 次中的 17 次；77.3%）。再次旅行时，尽管有先前的痛苦经历，但 68.2%（22 次中的 15 次）的乘客仍正常旅行。
本研究表明，归因于飞行的头痛并不像之前认为的那样罕见，主要发生在起飞或降落期间。此外，尽管感觉不适，但大多数经历过这种头痛的乘客尽管有过痛苦的经历，但仍正常旅行。
