Does anyone know if seasonal allergies can keep me from passing my flight physical?
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Flight Physicals
- Thread starter GSEtaking-off
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As a pre-comm physical, it might be a little tougher. If you're already in the pipeline, it's a non-issue as long as you can control them. Flonase, Claritin, and Allegra are all authorized and don't require a waiver, but again, that's once you're foot is in the door. Not sure about a Pre-comm or NAMI physical.
Harrier Dude
Living the dream
Admit nothing. Deny everything. Make counter-accusations. Maybe those allergies will develop after you get winged.
MasterBates
Well-Known Member
What Harrier said.
I never had headaches. I just had really bad hangovers.
I never had headaches. I just had really bad hangovers.
On that note...I'm not sure what to answer when they ask if I've had high blood pressure.
I HAVE had high bp readings in the past that are on my health record but it's always taken during visits for other issues...like while I also had the flu, etc.
Are they asking if I've ever had a single high bp reading...or have i been DIAGNOSED with high bp as a condition? I've never been given meds or anything like that, and I took a recent check just to be sure and had 140/83...and the doc said the higher number probably was a little higher from a white coat syndrome spike.
I HAVE had high bp readings in the past that are on my health record but it's always taken during visits for other issues...like while I also had the flu, etc.
Are they asking if I've ever had a single high bp reading...or have i been DIAGNOSED with high bp as a condition? I've never been given meds or anything like that, and I took a recent check just to be sure and had 140/83...and the doc said the higher number probably was a little higher from a white coat syndrome spike.
On the high bp thing....if you have a reading in the 140/83 range, the docs will do a three day series for hypertension. This will involve coming in at least twice a day to get your bp checked in the standing and prone positions. It is to eliminate white coat anxiety and find out if you really have a problem. If you do it is on the meds and requires a waiver, and we have already hashed out the differences between NAMI odds of acceptance and after you are in the pipline, so I won't rehash that again.
Thanks Jeff and Gator, I found what I needed. Here is a link if anyone else has questions about waivers for flight physicals.
http://www.nomi.med.navy.mil/NAMI/WaiverGuideTopics/index.htm
http://www.nomi.med.navy.mil/NAMI/WaiverGuideTopics/index.htm
AppleCello
New Member
I would take that question to mean, "A history of high blook pressure for which you have received medical attention." Everyone has high blood pressure from time to time due to stress, anxiety, or whatever. I dont have any solid info to base that on or anyhting, just my impression.