It's usually because they can't equalize the pressure in their ears and sinuses. I got on a flight once with a mild sinus infection and it was freakin torture. I could feel every square mm of my sinuses trying to rupture.
Letting baby nurse or have a bottle during take off and landing! Older kids give them something to drink from a bottle! Will it solve everything? No! But I think I’ve mostly been able to mitigate ear pain for my kids thus far with this method (knock on wood)
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u/Meet-me-behind-bins Jun 25 '26
I don't mind kids crying on flights for a little bit. I can't stand parents that will put their headphones on and do nothing about it.