Table of Contents
- Overview
- Recommendations
- Prevention
Ear pain - flying; Ear pain - airplane
Recommendations
Before you leave, check with your physician. Children often have special medical concerns. The doctor can also advise you about medicines you might need if your child becomes ill.
Know your child's dosage of common medicines for
PLANES, TRAINS, BUSES
Bring snacks and familiar foods along. This helps when travel delays meals or when the available meals don't suit the child's needs. Small crackers, unsugared cereals, and string cheese make good snacks. Some children can eat fruit without problems. Cookies and sugared cereals make for sticky children.
When flying with babies and infants:
- If you're not breast-feeding, bring powdered formula and buy water after you get through security. You cannot take premixed formula through airport security.
- Small jars of baby food travel well. They make little waste and you can dispose of them easily.
Air travel tends to dehydrate (dry out) people. Drink plenty of water. Women who are nursing need to drink more fluids.
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Review Date: 11/12/2010
Reviewed By: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
