Fatigue and living above 5000'
06-18-2019, 02:38 PM
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I used to live at 5'500'. I didn't notice any adverse effects. When coming down to near sea level elevations however I would end up breathing in very short breaths. I didn't need nearly all the oxygen down there. It was kinda weird for the first week or two then I slowly started breathing normal.
06-18-2019, 03:48 PM
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I have houses at sea level and 5000+. I experience less fatigue on a long flying day (transcon/ETOPs) when acclimated to the higher elevation. Up and down regional flying doesn't make a difference to me.
Would agree that diet, exercise, and healthy lifestyle will have a bigger impact.
Would agree that diet, exercise, and healthy lifestyle will have a bigger impact.
06-18-2019, 04:00 PM
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I used to live in DEN and fly in and out of Aspen for almost 6 years for a United Express regional. I could never ever sleep in Aspen. Humidifier helped a bit. I believe the hotel is at 8000- something feet. Several girls and guys had this same problem. As I got more senior I bid the lines that had me doing DEN - ASE in the morning followed by a 24 hour layover in LAX/IAH/SFO. Slept like a baby — more like a teenager - there.
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