航空機内のAir Conditioningと急性上気道炎について

抄録

Ingenral, it is presumed that changes in temperature and humidity during flying produce abnormal physical states in the mucous membrane of the upper respiratorytract and thus predispose individuals to inflamation of this region. It is therefore necessary to consider as physical causes of aero-otitis and aero-sinusitis, not only changes in barometric pressure, but also the entire atmospheric environment in the airplane.
As humidification is the most important element in air-conditioning of the interior of the airplane, it is necessary to devise ways of providing optimum humidity.