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Flying with Band?

I know this has been addressed on other threads, I am flying tonight for a 7 hour trip, wanted to know if anyone experienced problems at all while flying?

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This is a little late, since your flight was last night. So you probably already have your answer. But my understanding is that the altitude change and pressure inside an aircraft can cause the band to get tight. But once you've landed, unless you're at an extreme elevation change, things should normalize out. Not everyone has a problem. I flew last weekend on a short commuter flight, and didn't notice anything unusual.

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I just flew recently and I actually almost had to run to the bathroom on the way home because I was eating on the plane and I was probably doing it a little too fast and because we were in the air already my band had tightened and I got a little stuck. Thankfully it went down but just be careful!

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thanks for the responses, I actually didn't have much of a problem, a little "tight" but I think because it was chicken and ate a little too quickly!

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