"reykjavik" wrote in message

recently that during take-off I feel such an immense pressure against
my head and chest area that I literally can't even see straight. (its a

....symptom doesn't
occurr at all if I sit behind the wings so Im thinking it must have to
do with some sort of pressure issue.

My question is, why, after 25 years, did this pressure issue become an

I recall something similar once or twice over the years. Purely
speculative, but I'll try.......

Because you're getting older (and perhaps your body can't adapt to changes
as quickly as it used to), and because the problem only seems to occur when
you're in the front end of the airplane, and because it includes what you
describe as a sense of helplessness, I'm guessing that what you're
experiencing is the onset of mild vertigo -- spatial disorientation --
brought about by both the acceleration and the rotation of the aircraft.
Once the airplane is up and climbing, and has become "relatively" stable,
your problem seems to sort itself out as your brain comes to grips with this
new reality. You don't know how to describe it because you have no idea
what's causing it. Google "vertigo" for straight clinical information, or
"aviation vertigo" for the more particular ways the term is used in regard
to flying. Ask your doctor, next time you get a chance.