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Snooky, I realise you may have simplified of 'dumbed down' your post for the general audience, but a couple of points caught my eye:
What symptoms led you to get tested for benzine and toluene 5 years after you stopped flying?
..."genetic testing revealed that I am not good at removing toxins"
Can you add some detail to that?
..."genetic testing revealed that I am not good at removing toxins"
Can you add some detail to that?
Snooky, I realise you may have simplified of 'dumbed down' your post for the general audience, but a couple of points caught my eye:
What symptoms led you to get tested for benzine and toluene 5 years after you stopped flying?
..."genetic testing revealed that I am not good at removing toxins"
Can you add some detail to that?
What symptoms led you to get tested for benzine and toluene 5 years after you stopped flying?
..."genetic testing revealed that I am not good at removing toxins"
Can you add some detail to that?
The blood tests found raised levels of many of the contents of aero engine oil which was unsurprising considering I had regularly smelled it in 20 years flying the 757.
By avoiding toxins, following organic diet and supplements within a year the toxins were down to normal levels.
Under medical advice I chose to have dna tests to possibly explain my symptoms and in a very long report found that my genes whilst good at absorbing toxins were not good at removing them.
I feel satisfied personally to have explained my health problems. I do know of others who flew the same aircraft as me who have had health problems at relatively young age, some fatal.
In my carreer I did have 2 “fume events” requiring oxygen use, but I believe that the main problems stem from the very small doses to which I was exposed on most days.
I would certainly encourage current crew to take any unusual odours in flight very seriously and use oxygen if in any doubt.
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And worse of all was the APU, which could fill the cabin with blue smoke (containing organophosphates).
We had many crew with long-term headach issues, that were never resolved until retirement...
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I've been on this forum for many years (decades!), and this rings bells -- I'm pretty sure this has come up (several times?) before
Surely this repeated subject should have been thoroughly invesigated by now and if validated a solution found by now?
(I have to admit that most of my long-distance flying too place at heightd limited ton20nfeet above ground with BA at LHR many years ago )
Surely this repeated subject should have been thoroughly invesigated by now and if validated a solution found by now?
(I have to admit that most of my long-distance flying too place at heightd limited ton20nfeet above ground with BA at LHR many years ago )
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The reports of crews suffering from fumes from BA's 757 fleet have been around for decades - I dont know if you get more claims about BA rather than other operators because they mainly used the 535C engines and not the E4's or because they did have a larger fleet than most.
I had the tests done at Biolab under the advice of a doctor, who viewed the results and set out a regime to achieve acceptable levels.
Studies have demonstrated that people living near high traffic roads. Fortunately lead free gas has resulted in a decrease of blood lead levels in children in these areas.
Hopefully further analysis will reveal just what substances have been found deposited inside the bleed air ducts of dismantled aircraft. Remember though that volatiles may just pass through.
At present aircrew are involuntary contaminant detectors to a far greater degree than the pax.
Hopefully further analysis will reveal just what substances have been found deposited inside the bleed air ducts of dismantled aircraft. Remember though that volatiles may just pass through.
At present aircrew are involuntary contaminant detectors to a far greater degree than the pax.