The right flight socks should be chosen with great care. Normal size socks do not need as much attention as the ones needed in a flight. It is very important to pick the right sock size. If the size is too large or too small maximum benefit will be compromised.
The first step towards choosing the right size sock is very simple. Just check your shoe size. This is the easiest part; it is the same process you use for choosing sports or business socks. After you have figured out the shoe size range, for example if your shoe size is 11, then simply look at the shoe size range that fits 11. In most cases the size that will fit will be between the sock sizes 10-12. Socks can fit a wide range because they are made of stretchable material unlike shoes.
The next most crucial part in this regard is to ensure you have the right compression. The compression in flight socks varies from as low as 6 mmHg to 16mmHg. Usually flight socks are made using ‘gradual compression’, which means that the sock will have the most compression at the ankle which eases at the calf end of the sock. So if light sock has a compression of 8-16mmHg that means the sock will have a compression of 16mmHg at the ankle which will decrease to 8 mmHg at the calf. This is the perfect compression required in a non-medical sock.
With summers hitting with full force vacation season is just around the corner. So go out and purchase the perfect pair of flight socks. This will reduce the risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis as you arrive fresh on your destination to party all the way back home.