eli5 how do compression stockings help your body while flying on an airplane? And is it just older people that should be wearing them?
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They do help. I’m in my late 30’s and I’ve worn them for at least ten years. I had a loooooong flight to South Africa once and my feet and ankles swelled up so bad they started “weeping”. Which means the fluid was seeping out through my skin because there was no where else for it to go. It was hell. An old man on the flight gave me a pair of his compression socks, might sound weird but they saved my life! I never fly without them!
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