Staying well when travelling : Devalina Sen

Shobai chhuti te bhromone edik odik jachhe. Keu ba deshe keu ba bideshe. Abar aneke chhele meyeder sanghe travel o korchhe. Kichhu tips ditey chai shustho thakar jonnye.

Jol ta ekta byapar shobai jeta niye khub chinta kore.

1. Aboshshoi porishkar jol khaoa dorkar. Tobe daant majar jol tao jeno porishkar thake. Jemon deshe gele, bathroom e ek jug phutano, thanda kora jol rakhlei hoy. Eta diye daant brush kora, kul kucha kora ebong toothbrush ta dhoano dorkar.


2. Please! jodi toothbrush bathroom e porey jaay- BUY A NEW BRUSH! They are so cheap compared to being sick!


3. By the way, jader dishwasher achhe- majhe majhe dishwasher e rannaghorer sponge, counter porishkar korar nyakra aar tooth brush - shobi wash korey neoa bhalo.


4. Also, gola ba tonsil er infection er porey tooth brush change kora uchit.


5. Please do not drink water on the plane- if it is not bottled. Bathroom er kol er jol BHYANAK contaminated! Don't brush your teeth with that water!


6. Do not have any ice on any flights originating from India, Bangladesh or Third World Countries.
   

Ear Pain & Infection

Science aar bhugol er class e monay achhe je high altitude jara baash korey tader shorir aar system ektu onno bhabe kaaj korey?

Plane er bhetore air pressure ta ground level e rakha'r cheshta kore. Ekta shadharon plane 28,000 to 36,000 feet e fly kore (Monay koro Mt. Everest er cheye uNchute). Air Pressure ei altitude e eto kom aar haoa eto thanda ebong baire oxygen er level eto kom, je ei conditions e manush kichhu muhurter modhye agyan hoye morey jabe.

Tai airplane er bhetore plane ta othhar shomoy artificially pressure ta barano hoy. Tao, pressure difference ta kaner bhetore kichhukkhon bodh kora jaay. Monay hoy kaner bhetor theke haoa chushey baar kora holo aar jorey jorey dhok na gil'le, shei haoa ta ke pherot dhokano jachhe na. Aar monay hoy je kane thik moton shona jachhe na aar kaner upor jeno ekta porda tana hochhe. Eta kaner bhetor air pressure er difference er jonnye e rokom lage.

Ei chhobiTaa dekho. No. 1 ta holo kaner ashol porda (ear drum ba Tympanic Membrane). No. 10 ta holo Eustachian Tube- ekta connection kaner bhetor theke golar modhye thake.

Ear drum er pechhone je space ta, shetar naam holo Middle ear. Plane ta jei chhare ebong akashe uthhe jaay, middle ear er pressure plane er sanghe kome jaay. Pilot pressure barate thake, kintu amader kaan thik ter paay difference ta. Tai amra dhok gili, liquid khai ba kichhu jorey gil'le Middle ear aar golar bhetore pressure ta equalize hoy.

Jara chhoto bachhader niye travel korbe, bachhader plane othha and nama'r shomoy kichhu khete diley kaane byatha kom lagbe ebong infection, aar negative pressure er discomfort kombe.

Khub chhotto bachhader bottle ba breastfeed diley bhalo hoy. Ektu boro bachhader- sandwich, cereal, apple slices, juice boxes ba jol diley best.

Motion Sickness

Motion Sickness er jonnye ekta simple trick chesta korte paro- Khub tawk Lebu'r lojence (Lemon drops) chuste thakle ba kamla lebu khete thakle, anek shomoy besh kaaj dey. Hnya, ekta katha monay rakhbe, khub choto bachhader lojence ba lozenge na ditey- golae atkabe. Erokom choto bachhader lollipop is better. Aar kono rokom variety niye jeno hata hati na korey- sheta khub dangerous. Boshei khete hobe.