kfeusse Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 my friend told me her son GOT an ear infection from flying to Disney a couple years ago. She said he didn't have one in a very long time...and all of a sudden he had one...she blames the airplane flight. My question is: can flying CAUSE an ear infection...or did he already have one and she just didn't know it...and flying made it worse?? the reason I ask is that my boys WERE prone to ear infections years ago...but hasn't had one in a VERY long time...and since they have never flown, I don't need to be worried, right?? I will have gum for each of the kids to chew..so that is covered...but now I am worrying about nothing, right??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 I don't know if it can cause it, but when I was 11, I flew NY to IN alone (2 layovers). After the first layover, I got horrible pain in my ear and the next day doc said I had an ear infection. I did get them chronically, but I think the pressure changes really exacerbated the fluid in my ear. It weakened it, too, IMHO. About two months later, it ruptured at the pool and did not heal-I had to have surgery. I think for me, it was my crummy ears to begin with, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 I really don't think you need to worry about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Worrying about nothing. You can get sick in a plane just like you can get sick in a bus or in a store or at church. Maybe he picked up an ear infection on the plane, or in the airport, or at Disney, or already had it. DD is very prone to ear infections but has never gotten one from a flight. (We've flown at least 30 times since DD was born, many of them international flights.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 We fly, a LOT. None of us has ever gotten an ear infection from flying. Ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 We have never had a problem. We don't chew gum but I do remind them to "do" their ears when I do mine. Dd14 forgets without a reminder.:001_huh:So I would tell too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Airplanes and airports are pretty germy places. I bring hand sanitizer and treat the whole place like it's contaminated--and I'm not a germophobe. I've just had kids get sick every time we fly except for the time everyone was freaked out about swine flu, and we all packed hand wipes and sanitizer gel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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