The Plane Headache: A Frequent but Little Known Entity

Esteban‐Zubero, Eduardo; Ángel, Mauri-Llerdá José

doi:10.3329/jom.v17i2.30077

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“…The official insertion of AH in the international classification attracted the attention of the scientific community; subsequently and up until publication of this article, 45 publications in English on the topic have been published …”

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Headache Attributed to Aeroplane Travel: An Historical Outline

2019

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Introduction.-Headache attributed to aeroplane travel (AH) is one of the new nosological entries in the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD) 3 beta. Materials and Methods.-This study retraces the history of headache related to flight, from the initial description to the modern reports, on the basis of original sources. Results.-Head pain related to flight has been reported since the beginning of flight era. However, most of those early cases are easily recognized as secondary to an exceptional barotrauma and/or a sinusitis concomitant with the flight. Instead, contemporary research identified a new nosological entity, AH, which by definition occurs in normal flying conditions and in absence of any sinus pathology. Moreover, we identified recently similar forms of headache, triggered by sudden changes of external pressure (rapid descent from mountain, mountain descent headache, MDH); and ascent from diving, diving ascent headache (DAH).Conclusion.-Head pain related to flight has been reported since the origin of aviation, but it was caused by an exceptional barotrauma or a respiratory infection. Instead, AH occurs in normal flying conditions. Two newly identified conditions, MDH and DAH, appear to share a common pathogenetic mechanism with AH: namely the imbalance between intrasinusal and external air pressure. Therefore, we assert that an expansion of this entity of AH is something that should be considered in the next ICHD.

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Headache Attributed to Aeroplane Travel: An Historical Outline

2019

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“…Study 1 was based on 39 articles including in total 275 AH cases (148 men and 127 women) in the period between January 2004 and March 2017 [3]. Since this study and up until 26 January 2022, 10 new articles about AH has been published, including in total 344 cases (181 men and 159 women) [2,[46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54].…”

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Headache attributed to airplane travel: diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment – a systematic review

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Gazerani

2017

J Headache Pain

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BackgroundHeadache attributed to airplane travel, also named "airplane headache" (AH) is a headache that occurs during take-off and landing. Today, there are still uncertainties about the pathophysiology and treatment of AH. This systematic review was performed to facilitate identification of the existing literature on AH in order to discuss the current evidence and areas that remain to be investigated in AH.MethodsThe systematic literature search was performed in 3 relevant medical databases; PubMed, Scopus, and Embase. The search yielded 220 papers and the papers were sorted based on inclusion and exclusion criteria established for this study.ResultsThis systematic review included 39 papers. Main findings revealed that AH attacks are clinically stereotyped and appear mostly during landing phases. The headache presents as a severe painful headache that often disappears within 30 min. The pain is unilateral and localized in the fronto-orbital region. Sinus barotrauma has been considered as the main cause of AH. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and triptans have been taken by passengers with AH, to relieve the headache.ConclusionsBased on this systematic review, further studies seem required to investigate underlying mechanisms in AH and also to investigate the biological effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and triptans for alleviating of AH. These studies would advance our understanding of AH pathogenesis and potential use of treatments that are not yet established.

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The Plane Headache: A Frequent but Little Known Entity

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Headache Attributed to Aeroplane Travel: An Historical Outline

Headache Attributed to Aeroplane Travel: An Historical Outline

Exploring headache attributed to airplane travel

Headache attributed to airplane travel: diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment – a systematic review

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