'Allergic' Reaction After Exposure to Toxic Fumes in a ‘Top Gun’Jet

'Allergic' Reaction After Exposure to Toxic Fumes in a ‘Top Gun’Jet
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by BEARNAIRDINE BEAUMONT, Take-Off: Aviation's Wounded Canaries, 12 Dec. 2023

Photo by Jonathan Ridley on Unsplash

Miles Teller garnered worldwide success starring in the hit action film Top Gun: Maverick - in this short clip taken from an interview on the Seth Myers show he talks about his reaction following exposure to toxic fumes in a ‘Top Gun’ jet.

The story in the video sounds hilarious doesn’t it - especially Tom Cruise’s response.

But, here it comes: Did you know that aircrew working commercial jets are exposed to those fumes every time they go to work and that reactions to the toxic substances in those fumes in aircraft cabin breathing air can occur at any time?

Miles Teller is very fortunate that he chose to be an actor and not an airline pilot, still, he reacted to a once-off flight, that has to get you thinking.

It all begins with ‘TILT’.

What is TILT?

‘Toxicant-induced loss of tolerance (TILT) is a two-stage disease mechanism first described in the 1990s and characterized by multisystem symptoms and new-onset intolerances that develop in a subset of individuals following major chemical exposure events or repeated low-level exposures.’ (read here)

The term ‘Aerotoxic Syndrome’ was coined in 1999 (Balouet, Hoffman & Winder) to highlight the actual connection (aero = aeroplane and toxic = toxic fumes) to differentiate between aircrew constantly exposed to a certain type/mixture of toxic fumes and non-career flying population.

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