anyone had to go through this?

We will be flying to LV in 2 weeks and I have fluid behind both ear drums. My doctor says it is safe to fly but may be uncomfortable. has anyone else had to go through this how bad is it? Is it just pain or do you get sick to? I am really hoping they improve in the next two weeks, but if not i don%26#39;t want to let something like my ears wreck our trip. I am a little nervous about the flight like this!

anyone had to go through this?

I think that TSA has some new regulations on fluids. You better not tell them about to fluid or they might not let you on.

anyone had to go through this?

Pfffft at the previous post.

My best friend was a flight attendant, and had to quit for this very reason. She blew both her eardrums. That being said, she was doing 4-5 legs a day (up and down).

I%26#39;d advise talking to another doctor.

Always, There was another post recently ( within the week ) addressing the same issue. I believe the suggestion was to take an antihistamine/decongestant before the flight and use Afrin nasal spray during the flight. I don%26#39;t know how good this advise is but atleast it is a thought.

Yes there was a recent post ( Aug. 8) and it was by the same poster (alwaysappy) asking the same question.

yeah but it wasn%26#39;t the same question, I am worried about the pain it may cause so I want to know if other people had flown with this. in the last post I asked about what you can take on a plane for pain relief.

Let me start by saying I am not a doctor.

Now then, years ago my wife popped a hole in her eardrum on a flight when she had a head cold or something similar. It hurt, but not as horrible as it sounds. Her doctor said in the future she should take a decongestant with Guaifenesin in it (try to find Robitussin Cold pills) to help with drainage.

Not sure if this will help your situation. As others have suggested, I would ask another doctor

DrVegas,

Can you answer this????

I went to the beach a couple of weeks ago and have been swimming a lot this summer. Came home with an ear ache. It stopped hurting before I made a drs appt. Then within a week I had a sore throat etc.

Went to to see the doc. Explained that although the ear is not really hurting anymore...just pressure...please check it out. Also mentioned I will be flying in the next couple of weeks. He gave me antibiotics for my other issues and said that should also dry up the fluid that is behind my eardrum.

I will be flying in another week and a half so I hope all will by well by then. Actually my ear is not bothering me at all right now. My question is....didn%26#39;t your doc give you anything that will help dry it up and if not maybe give him a call and ask. Tell him it%26#39;s still bothering you and you are concerned.

Ear trouble although not always can be very painful. Had me in tears on a few occasions. Inner ear swelled up so much that it was shut and could not get medicine in it. If I had been on vacation then it definately would have been ruined. Call him and voice your concerns. Ask him if there is some way to dry it up so you don%26#39;t have to take the chance of being uncomfortable!

Sudafed Non-Drying capsules

2 every 6 hr to drain ears

thanks kwtovegas that was really helpful. Like I said before I guess I am just worried about wrecking my holiday (we have saved for 4 years for this). I have been struggling with this for about a month and no medication has worked, the doc finally said all I need is time (hopefully not to much time) I appreciate your answer and just hope all is well before we go or I may need to cancel, something I REALLY don%26#39;t want to do.