Physical and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Appear on Pilots during Hypobaric Chamber Training

It has been known that some neuropsychiatric symptoms also occur on healthy people who are subjected to the low pressure and oxygen level. Especially climbers and pilots experience sometimes severe symptoms. The aim of the research is determine the physical and psychiatric symptoms that the pilots have experienced during hypobaric chamber training and discuss the possible mechanisms related with them. One hundred sixty five pilots from Turkish Air Forces were included in this study. Anonymous questionnaires were used to get information on their physical and mental health history, sensorimotor and cognitive changings and perceptual and affective symptoms they experienced during and shortly after hypobaric chamber trainings. We determined several neurological symptoms, somestetic illusions, derealization symptoms and hallucinations, anxiety and affective symptoms on pilots. Determining the similar symptoms in people who exposure to hypoxia and psyhiatric patients to be considered as a finding to understand the ethiopathogenesis of the disorders. European International Journal of Science and Technology ISSN: 2304-9693 www.cekinfo.org.uk/EIJST 18