How can I backing facility my child's ear discomfort while flying?
We recently took our 5 yr old daughter on her first flight. She did wonderfully, no disquiet, she was well behave and excited. For part of the short flight ( 1 hr 40 min each way) she cried around her ears popping. It hurt her and scared her a little I focus. We explained to her what it was and why it was going on and that it happens to everyone and wouldn't hurt her but she cried. She was fine for most of the flight but for even the 15 of 20 minutes she be miserable I just wanted to cry myself. She simply doesn't understand. We got her ear planes for the return flight and she used them for for a time while but they started bothering her and she took them out. Any suggestions for how to alleviate the discomfort for a child would be very much appreciated. We have several trips coming up and I want her to know how to enjoy the flights.
Answer: Chewing gum, chewy snacks, etc. are great. But here is a trick I've used for many years.
It is technically call a "Valsalva Maneuver", and it can be a little tricky to teach. What I do is try to yawn next to my mouth closed, exhaling through my nose as I do. This increases the pressure in the Eustachian tubes, thus reopening them, and allowing the trapped nouns to escape.
I've used it in flying as passenger and as pilot. You can just coach her to yawn, too; and any long, drawn out, wide yawn will help. This is even if she can't relatively master the yawning with the mouth closed.
Good luck!.
Chew gum, tell her to shake to and fro her jaw, swallow, or plug your nose beside your fingers and try to blow out of your nose. It will put back pressure surrounded by her ears. All proven methods, it's the same deal next to scuba diving. Sudafed may also help to clear up the sinuses. You did the right thing beside the ear plugs but for some people they just don't aid. Chewing gum sometimes works or simply laughing or yawning helps a lot. Sucking on a lollipop or sucker also help or for younger kids a pacifier. As a last resort you could try nose sprays they work miracles for some try a spray similar to Afrin nose spray.
Hope this helps.
seize yourself a warm paper towel and hold it over her ears,try that
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communicate her to chew gum
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play her some of her favorite music on a headset and keep it on her until ya'll get past its sell-by date the plane..i know the music player will work,it worked my oldest girl.
Chew gum! It helps. gum. chew gum and dimatap and drink pop