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Pilotpip · 08-28-2008, 12:49 PM

Headaches are symptoms of both dehydration and hypoxia. You're breathing dry air that is at a higher ambient pressure than most of us are accostomed too. Drinking lots of water helps both problems.

08-28-2008, 12:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pilotpip Min Schedule, No OT Joined APC: Jun 2005 Position: Trying to remember... Posts: 2,505	Headaches are symptoms of both dehydration and hypoxia. You're breathing dry air that is at a higher ambient pressure than most of us are accostomed too. Drinking lots of water helps both problems. __________________ Frank was (and still is) right!