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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / August 2006Flight carry-on restrictions - irrigation equipment
I will be making a night trans-Atlantic flight in a couple of weeks. I normally use a water pik for irrigation every morning. I was going to carry on some Simply Saline or other saline solution for a temporary fix. (I get very clogged up - nose and throat - during the night). Since this may not be allowed, what can I do? Get a statement from my ENT? What should it say? If I needed an Rx that would be OK, but I don't. I could also carry one of those irrigation kits - squeeze bottle that you add packet of stuff to plus water. But I hear that empty containers may be a no-no also. Besides that would be awkward to use on the plane. What to do? Thanks in advance for your help! > I will be making a night trans-Atlantic flight in a couple of weeks. I > normally use a water pik for irrigation every morning. I was going to carry [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thanks in advance for your help! Put the saline into the bag you check instead of your carry on. Susan Nine hour flight, I need it in my carry-on. > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Susan > Nine hour flight, I need it in my carry-on. Maybe you could carry the dry salt mixture and ask the flight attendants to give you tea water to mix it with on the plane? Or get a doc's note, I guess. Susan Hoping to get a response from someone who has the same problem and has solved it. Who has flown long distances in the past few "terror alert" days who needs to irrigate regularly? I'm in the US, but will fly into Rome and back from Paris. > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Susan > Hoping to get a response from someone who has the same problem and has > solved it. Who has flown long distances in the past few "terror alert" days > who needs to irrigate regularly? I'm in the US, but will fly into Rome and > back from Paris. Don't depend on anecdotes from passengers who have flown to various cities. The regulations are being changed frequently as new information about terrorist threats is made public. Instead, get the latest list of prohibited items from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) website: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm It says: "Saline solution - You are allowed to carry up to 4 oz., of eye drops with you. Volumes greater than 4 oz., are only permitted in your checked baggage." But like I said, check the list of prohibited items frequently.  SignatureSteven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. >> Hoping to get a response from someone who has the same problem and has >> solved it. Who has flown long distances in the past few "terror [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > But like I said, check the list of prohibited items frequently. One more thing I should have included from that list: "All liquid containers, including aluminum, glass, and plastic, must be placed in your checked baggage." http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/editorial_1667.shtm I think, given how strict they are being, that you had better resign yourself to living without irrigation on the flight. Sorry. SignatureSteven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. On 8/21/06 7:57 AM, in article 4ktvumFdt7i3U1@individual.net, "Susan" <nevermind@nomail.com> wrote: > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Susan Agree, carry the salt dry, then simply add water. Any bottled water is fine. I have a more difficult problem. My patients who always get sick when they fly, use Breathe-Ease Nasal Gel. How the h___ are they going to take that on the flight??? So far, I have asked them to have a friendly pharmacist wrap it up as a prescription, but ..... > I have a more difficult problem. My patients who always get sick when they > fly, use Breathe-Ease Nasal Gel. How the h___ are they going to take that on > the flight??? So far, I have asked them to have a friendly pharmacist wrap > it up as a prescription, but ..... Maybe they'll just have to settle for a small spray bottle and some dry salt mixture to mix up on the plane. Or maybe they just shouldn't fly if they're that bad off. I'm a phobic flyer, so any excuse not to is fine by me. :-) Susan > On 8/21/06 7:57 AM, in article 4ktvumFdt7i3U1@individual.net, "Susan" > <nevermind@nomail.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> Susan > Agree, carry the salt dry, then simply add water. Any bottled water is fine. FALSE! They will not allow you to fly even with an *empty* bottle larger than 4 ounces. My Sinus Rinse irrigation bottle is 8 ounces, and they would make me pack it in my checked luggage. > I have a more difficult problem. My patients who always get sick when they > fly, use Breathe-Ease Nasal Gel. How the h___ are they going to take that on > the flight??? So far, I have asked them to have a friendly pharmacist wrap > it up as a prescription, but ..... Without prescription, the carry-on limit on gel medications (Neosporin ointment, KY Jelly, etc.) is 4 ounces. SignatureSteven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. > FALSE! They will not allow you to fly even with an *empty* bottle > larger than 4 ounces. DOWN, Steven, DOWN!! If you followed the thread, Murray and I said to ask the *flight attendant* for water, not to carry it on. Susan > I will be making a night trans-Atlantic flight in a couple of weeks. I > normally use a water pik for irrigation every morning. I was going to carry [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > to plus water. But I hear that empty containers may be a no-no also. > Besides that would be awkward to use on the plane. What to do? According to the TSA regulations, you can carry up to 4 ounces of saline solution on the plane with you. Quantities greater than that have to be put in your checked baggage. SignatureSteven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. >I will be making a night trans-Atlantic flight in a couple of weeks. I > normally use a water pik for irrigation every morning. I was going to [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Thanks in advance for your help! I just flew cross country inside the US in the past 8 days. Packed my Hydropulse and some Simply Saline spray in my luggage with no problems. On the return flight things had loosened up a bit. As long as whatever you need is in the original unopened packaging and is under 4 oz. then put it with other Rx meds in your carry on. I needed rash ointment and saline spray which I used in the bathroom. Of course no aerosols or large bottles of anything in your carry-on luggage. Just follow the new rules and you won't have problems. They will give you small glasses of water as soon as you get on the plane if asked but there is no bottled water available unless it is in the very small size. If you are worried about things, get a letter from your ENT but the main thing is no large bottles of anything inside the cabin of the plane. For Dr Grossan - I'm sure taking a new tube of AYR ointment would not be a problem if it wasn't over 4 oz size. AW > For Dr Grossan - I'm sure taking a new tube of AYR ointment would not be a > problem if it wasn't over 4 oz size. Here's a reference: http://www.webmd.com/content/article/126/116303.htm Susan |
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