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Can to travel in a plane if you have a ventricular shunt?

Yes you can travel in an airplane with a vp shunt. I recently flew from Michigan to Oregon and I have a vp shunt which was placed 6 years ago. One bit of advice though, a sinus decongestent seemed to help with the pressure on the return trip.

On the first flight I got a very strong headache, which I believe was caused by the cabin (plane) pressure, so on the return trip I took an Advil Cold and Sinus med. This must work because I had no pressure or pain.

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