I did not know this. Very interesting.
I travel by air quite a bit. Yes a ROHO cushion expands during flight, the cabin pressure inside most airliners is 8,000 feet. I live near sea level (300 feet to be exact) and use a ROHO Quadtro Select High Profile (4" cell) cushion. When the plane gets to altitude the cushion is still in one piece, but it becomes quite firm and doesn't allow for proper immersion (sinking into the cushion so it is distributing pressure over a large area). When I get to altitude I open the air valve and let some air out until I feel like I'm sinking into the cushion about 2"--it doesn't take much--I would guess I open the valve for about 2 seconds, check, perhaps another 2 seconds. The next thing to remember is when the plane lands, the cushion needs to have air put into it. Although it would be easy to travel with a small ROHO air pump, I just blow 1-or two full breaths of air (it depends on if I land in Denver or Florida) and it brings the cushion back for that altitude. There have been flights when I have forgotten to let the air out, the cushion is fine, and on "that" flight my skin was fine--in my opinion a firm ROHO still provides more protection than no cushion at all--but (knock on wood) despite having a butt that is nothing but skin and bones I've never had a pressure sore in my 29-years living with SCI BECAUSE I pay close attention to cushions, mirror-skin-checks. As an aside, in my experience it is extremely important to have a proper cushion under you for car seats, airplane seats, even the couch. These are surfaces that can cause pressure ulcers! Bob V -----Original Message----- From: Bob Vogel <[email protected]> To: Tom Borcherding <[email protected]> Cc: Jim Lubin <[email protected]>; quad-list <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Aug 15, 2014 10:54 am Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Flight comfort? Hi Jim and all, I travel by air quite a bit. Yes a ROHO cushion expands during flight, the cabin pressure inside most airliners is 8,000 feet. I live near sea level (300 feet to be exact) and use a ROHO Quadtro Select High Profile (4" cell) cushion. When the plane gets to altitude the cushion is still in one piece, but it becomes quite firm and doesn't allow for proper immersion (sinking into the cushion so it is distributing pressure over a large area). When I get to altitude I open the air valve and let some air out until I feel like I'm sinking into the cushion about 2"--it doesn't take much--I would guess I open the valve for about 2 seconds, check, perhaps another 2 seconds. The next thing to remember is when the plane lands, the cushion needs to have air put into it. Although it would be easy to travel with a small ROHO air pump, I just blow 1-or two full breaths of air (it depends on if I land in Denver or Florida) and it brings the cushion back for that altitude. There have been flights when I have forgotten to let the air out, the cushion is fine, and on "that" flight my skin was fine--in my opinion a firm ROHO still provides more protection than no cushion at all--but (knock on wood) despite having a butt that is nothing but skin and bones I've never had a pressure sore in my 29-years living with SCI BECAUSE I pay close attention to cushions, mirror-skin-checks. As an aside, in my experience it is extremely important to have a proper cushion under you for car seats, airplane seats, even the couch. These are surfaces that can cause pressure ulcers! Bob V The other thing to remember is, when you get back On Aug 15, 2014, at 6:13 AM, Tom Borcherding wrote: I know many ROHO users carry on their ROHOCushion and use it during the flight. I would assume the same wouldapply to individuals who use Stimulite and other easy-to-carry cushions. In my job with ROHO, I travel internationallyseveral times a year. I take along an LTV Cushion which is greatfor comfort on these long flights. It also deflates and rolls upto easily fit in my backpack so it is very convenient for travel. http://www.therohostore.com/Products/Quilted-Fabric-Cover-LTV-Seat-Cushion__LTVC.aspx I agree the armrests are uncomfortable,but I haven't found a solution yet to this challenge! Tom Borcherding ROHO Inc. 100 N. Florida Ave. Belleville, IL 62221 USA [email protected] www.therohogroup.com 1-618-222-3505 mobile 314-378-0051 From: Jim Lubin <[email protected]> To: [email protected], Date: 08/14/2014 07:23 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Flight comfort? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nancy Pritchard <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 6:34 AM Subject: Flight comfort? To: Quad List <[email protected]> Looking for tips on airplane comfort. The seat incline and arm rests arenot supportive enough or comfortable. We have flown before just thoughtyou guys might have some tricks up your sleeves. 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