Welcare provides comprehensive ENT treatment, introduces aviation medicine

Welcare Diagnostic and Treatment Center (Welcare DTC), the multi-specialty medical center in Oman, which offers consultation in the field of ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) also extends its service to aviation medicine. Aviation medicine is a branch of preventive or occupational medicine and this specialty strives to treat or prevent conditions to which aircrews and air travelers are susceptible, applies medical knowledge to the human factors in aviation and is thus a critical component of aviation safety. Problems range from life support measures to recognizing an ear block in an infant traveling on an airliner with elevated cabin pressure altitude. Dr. Ali Yassin Faeq Al Barudi, ENT specialist at Welcare DTC discusses the risks of flying for air travelers. Outlining the risks, he points out that air travel leads discomfort in... [read full story]