This is quite the funny thread with the occasional humorous post and the ridiculous arguing over what allergies are most dangerous/critical. Obviously the only solution is to begin segregating airline passengers into certain sections.
"Yes, I have you booked for a 1st Class ticket now would you like to sit in the peanuts allowed or peanut free section?"
Wow, you would be the last person (professional therapist) I would have thought to be insensitive to a medical issue but, then again, most people without allergies (or just minor allergies) have no idea.
As a kid (I'm in my 50's now), I had bad allergies to most things and they didn't have allergy medication at that time. I often had really bad asthma attacks where all my concentration was only focused on getting my next breath. It's one of the worst feelings you can have not being able to breath with nothing you can do about it (I have heard it equated to water boarding).
Things are better now with the medication that's available but I still can't go in people's homes that have pets, ride in cars that have had pets in them, or even sit next to friends that have been handling a pet. My other allergies have improved though so I'm now able to enjoy the outdoors except during the height of pollen season . Note: I had many many years of allergy shots. Some worked a little, others not at all.
Wow, you would be the last person (professional therapist) I would have thought to be insensitive to a medical issue but, then again, most people without allergies (or just minor allergies) have no idea.
C'mon now Pluto, you know I'm a sensitive guy.
C'mon now Pluto, you know I'm a sensitive guy.
I'll be the first to state publicly that Mscriv is one of the nicest people in these forums even though he's my nemesis in the MacRumors WW games
If he touches cat hair, he starts coughing? Something seems off here.
I'm not sure you understand what airborne means.
Also, one last time: asthma>death. Coughing>death. Itching>death. Sneezing>death. Hard time breathing>death. IT'S DEATH, PEOPLE!
Each day 9 Americans die from asthma. There are more than 3,300 deaths due to asthma each year, many of which are avoidable with proper treatment and care. In addition, asthma is indicated as “contributing factor” for nearly 7,000 other deaths each year. [14]
Asthma accounts for one-quarter of all emergency room visits in the U.S. each year, with 1.75 million emergency room visits. [7]
Each year, asthma accounts for more than 10 million outpatient visits and 479,000 hospitalizations. [8]
Estimates say that in the United States, thousands of people visit the emergency room annually because of allergic reactions to food. Somewhere around 150 to 200 people die in the U.S. each year because of food allergies. It's estimated that around 50 percent to 62 percent of those fatal cases of anaphylaxis were caused by peanut allergies. Meanwhile, around 10 people in the United Kingdom die each year because of food allergies. However, these figures are not completely reliable, in part because allergic deaths aren't considered reportable events.
I actually know many more people who would suffer a medical emergency with extended contact with animals then are allergic to peanuts.
I don't understand why airlines are banning peanuts but allowing pets to fly on the plane in the passenger area ? While not as quick acting as a peanut allergy, a pet allergy can be just as bad with a long time exposure. The air is circulated around the cabin so you are affected no matter where they put the pet in the passenger cabin.
There should be rules for animals as well but by your argument, perfumes, colognes, various types of clothing should all be banned as they can cause reactions with some people. Lets not forget various hair products.
Then again, I usually get feeling bad when I sit next to someone who sweats a lot or talks too much. Might have to ban them too.
The cargo bay worked well for pets for a half century or more. I agree with what you are saying but why create a problem where none existed before.
It just seems like the peanut people are the most vicious and vocal.
They're like the vegans of allergies.
I actually got a bag of peanuts recently, and on the bag, it read; "This product may contain peanuts". All I could think was, if it doesn't, I want my $2 back.
Someone earlier posted the statistics of food allergy deaths v asthma deaths, I wish more people would educate themselves like that. I have a friend, her son has a mild peanut allergy (he has to eat about a bag of peanuts to develop a hives-like rash). She will come to my house and make sure I have no peanut products in my house before she will bring him over.
The level of paranoid persecution-complex that peanut allergy people explode with, blows my mind. I love my friend to death, but she needs to take it down a couple dozen notches. And, I'm not saying food allergies can't be dangerous, believe it or not, there are people who die every year due to dehydration or dysentery cause by lactose intolerance. It just seems like the peanut people are the most vicious and vocal.
I don't understand why airlines are banning peanuts but allowing pets to fly on the plane in the passenger area ? While not as quick acting as a peanut allergy, a pet allergy can be just as bad with a long time exposure. The air is circulated around the cabin so you are affected no matter where they put the pet in the passenger cabin.