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08-23-2006, 02:18 PM | #1 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pennsauken , NJ
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| air travel i just came home from a cruise vacation. i had a little stuffy nose and flew from florida to philly a 2 hour flight last night. my ear started to throb. when i got home i realized my ear never popped from the air pressure. i went to the doctor this morning and i actually damaged my ear drum. she said "don't you know you should never fly with a cold". i was like i only had the sniffles and needed to get home to go to work today. i just wanted to share. i never knew flying with a cold could cause permanent damage to your ears. maybe at the airport they should stop screaming about whether you have shampoo in your bag and tell you some real risks. |
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08-23-2006, 04:07 PM | #2 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ENGLAND
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| Thanks for sharing that as i for one never knew you shouldn't fly with a cold Im really sorry you have damaged your ear drum,mine are damaged too from absesses (sp?) and tons of ear infections, i hate ears. I really hope you will feel better soon |
08-25-2006, 09:01 AM | #3 |
YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Philadelphia
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| interesting. did you see an ENT or your PCP? did the doc actually do any tests on you or was it just a poke and a look in your ears? did your doc thoroughly explain HOW it happened or did (s)he just give you the "don't fly with a cold" talk? i would seek out a second opinion and/or think about changing PCPs.
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08-25-2006, 09:24 AM | #4 |
Love The Verminator! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ny
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| Wow! Sorry to hear that. Have you ever held your nose and blown? That's how I pop mine if they ever get stuck. Or keep making yourself yawn. So, what do people do? Change all their plans if they have to fly and catch a sniffle? That's bizarre. I have never heard that. Did they give you gum on the plane? Are you sure it wasn't a sinus infection? My daughter has blown her eardrums out several times from those. I think I would check into it a little more. I hope your ear gets bettet and you don't have any long term effects from it. |
08-25-2006, 09:33 AM | #5 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pennsauken , NJ
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| i tried everything to make my ear pop. i chewed , swallowed water, blew my nose- nothing worked. the dr said it was totally closed and only antibiotics would open it up. it finally popped in my sleep. a co-worker thinks maybe i caught an infection from the headphones they give out to watch the movies. she swears they don't clean them. it's clearing up now.. thank goodness. |
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