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A popular pastime on long-haul flights — drinking the cup that cheers before dozing off for a nap — may present health risks even to young and healthy passengers, according to a new study.
The combination of fire-water consumption, sleep and the low oxygen concentration at high altitudes was found to challenge the cardiovascular system and extend the duration of hypoxaemia, or low squares of oxygen in the blood.
The researchers at the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Aerospace Medicine and Aachen University also phrased the habit reduced sleep quality and recommended that airlines restrict inflight consumption of alcoholic drinks.
Writing-room co-author Eva-Maria Elmenhorst told NBC News that the team was “surprised to see that the effect was so strong” and recommended keep away froming alcohol while flying.
Inflight sleep already exacerbates the fall in blood oxygen saturation caused by the demoted atmospheric pressure in aircraft cabins, the study states.
Under the added effect of alcohol consumption, lab tests played that participants’ blood oxygen saturation decreased further, their heart rate increased and deep siesta was reduced.
Even “young and healthy participants” suffered from “clinically relevant” desaturations and heart rate accelerations during sleep, the muse about found.
“Higher doses of alcohol could amplify these observed effects, potentially escalating the risk of salubriousness complications and medical emergencies during flight, especially among older individuals and those with pre-existing medical make readies,” it added.