A typical short-term disability insurance policy provides you with 60 percent of your pre-disability base salary, according to America's Health Insurance Plans, a trade group. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners estimates that these benefits generally last between three and six months.
The traveller experiences fatigue, disorientation, sleep difficulties, impaired concentration and physical performance, anxiety, loss of appetite and constipation. Jet lag will usually disappear within about three days after arrival. There are, however a number of ways to minimise the impact: Start the journey in as relaxed a state as possible. Ensure a good sleep the night before flying, allow plenty of time to get to the airport.
The effects of jet lag usually are greater if you are going from west to east than from east to west. The symptoms of jet lag may take one to several days to go away. When you fly east, the number of days it takes to recover from jet lag will be about two-thirds the number of time zones you cross. For example, if you cross six time zones, it will take you about 4 days to get back to normal.