Symptoms worse the farther you travel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nJet lag\nsymptoms typically occur within one or two days of travel if you’ve traveled\nthrough two time zones or more. The more time zones you have crossed,\nparticularly if you travel in an easterly direction, the symptoms are likely to\nbe worse or last longer. Recovering for every time zone crossed normally takes\nabout a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When to call a doctor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nJet lag is\ntemporary. But if you’re a regular traveler and are always dealing with jet\nlag, you might profit from seeing a sleep expert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Causes<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe cause of\nthe jet lag is a traveler’s body’s inability to adjust instantly to the time in\nanother country. Thus, at midnight Paris time when a New Yorker arrives in\nParis, his or her body continues to work on New York time. When the body\nstruggles to cope with the new routine, it can result in temporary insomnia,\nexhaustion, irritability, and diminished focus. The adjusted bathroom schedule\nmay cause constipation or diarrhea, and when it tries to juggle schedules, the\nbrain can become confused and disoriented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Risk factors <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe main\ncause of the jet lag is travel in various time zones. However, there are\ncertain risk factors which can lead to more severe or longer-lasting symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Travel\nacross three or more time zones<\/strong>: Most people can fastly adjust to a one or\ntwo time zone change. Four or more signs of jet lag can be more noticeable.<\/li>
- Flying east<\/strong>: As previously\nmentioned, traveling from west to east causes travelers to “lose”\ntime and this can be more difficult to adjust.<\/li>
- Age<\/strong>: older\nadults can recover more slowly from jet lag.<\/li>
- Frequent\ntravel<\/strong>:\nPilots, flight attendants and regular business travelers who are frequently in\nvarious time zones can difficult to adjust.<\/li>
- Preexisting\nconditions<\/strong>:\nPreexisting deprivation of sleep, stress and poor sleeping habits may\nexacerbate symptoms of jet lag. <\/li>
- Flight\nconditions<\/strong>:\ntravel, immobility and cramped seating, airline food, altitude and cabin\npressure’s monotony can affect the symptoms of a jet lag.<\/li>
- Alcohol use<\/strong>: alcohol\noverconsumption during long flights can also exacerbate the symptoms of jet\nlag.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Complications<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIn\njet-lagged people, motor vehicle accidents caused by drowsy driving may have a\ngreater chance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Prevention<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nBy following\nthese tips and strategies you can help prevent or reduce the jet lag:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Snooze on the plane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nTry to sleep\non the plane if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re traveling eastward and into a new day. Bring earplugs\nand eye masks to help dampen noise and light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Select flight times strategically<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nChoose a\nflight that lets you arrive in early evening. This way, staying up until it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s\ntime for bed in your new time zone isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t as hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Power nap<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIf bedtime\nis too far away and you need a break, take no more than 20 to 30 minutes of a\npower nap. Sleeping longer than that will avoid a later night’s sleep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Plan extra days<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nTake a cue\nfrom athletes, and arrive a few days early to your destination so you can\nacclimatize before any major event or meeting you expect to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Anticipate the change<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you are\nheading to the east, try to get up several hours earlier for a couple of days\nbefore your departure. If you move toward the west, do the opposite. Stay awake\nlater and get up later to help change before you take off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t hit the booze<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAvoid\nalcohol and caffeine the day before and the day of your flight. Such drinks\nwill mess with your natural clock and prevent sleep. In the end, they may make\nthe jet lag symptoms worse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jet lag can happen when the patterns of sleep-wake are disrupted. A person may feel somnolent, tired, irritable, lethargic and somewhat disoriented. This may be the result of going across time zones or performing shift work. The more time zones a person crosses in a short period, the more serious the symptoms can be. Jet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthcare"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}