~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This message is from PedTalk! To reply to the group, use "" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The physiology/physics as I understand it, is that the pain is from the expansion of the air as the pressure decreases. If the ear cavity is full of pus or fluid then the pressure volume change is minimal. I advise people that it is easier to fly when the ear is infected then when it is getting better and is half full of air. I have told a lot of people and no one came back angry and told me that I was a schmuck for that advice - so who knows... RJBarsotti Dogwood Ridge wrote: > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > This message is from PedTalk! To reply to the group, use "" > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Children seem to have an uncanny way of getting sick the day before > vacation. Today I had a family that was leaving on vacation tomarrow. > Their 8 month old developed a fever at the end of a cold and, of course a > nasty red ear. I was wondering how the group felt about letting such > children fly on commercial jets. By the way, Juan Pedro they are heading > your way to Cancun- so if you see a little "gringo" with an ear infection- > please take care of them. Thanks- Kim Burlingham, MD >