Son's First Flight -- Extra Sensitive Ears

[deejdigsdis]

My son and I will be flying to Disneyland soon. He is 11 years old and this will be his first flight. He seems to have very sensitive ears when it comes to changing elevation. He experiences a lot of discomfort when changing elevation just while driving. Any ideas for how I can help his ears while flying? Thanks.

Just got back a couple days ago and thought I'd share another tip. First, my son did much better than expected. The descent into John Wayne airport was the only stretch of the trip where he experienced pain. I cupped my hands around his ear and slowly breathed warm air into his ear over and over. Then I'd have him turn his head and do the same for the other ear. Back and forth, back and forth. It really helped a lot. (I would imagine it looked pretty strange though. )

I have the same problem--I've found that if I take a water bottle and a straw, and drink through the straw, it helps clear my ears.

I also noticed that you say your son is 11--I don't know how "soon" is "soon", but if you are traveling during Presidents Week, a bunch of us are trying to set up an Animation Class on the 21st of February. The class is 3-3.5 hours, and you can either get steeply discounted park hopper tickets which include the class, or it's $15 if you already have tickets for the add-on.

If you're interested, PM me or mydisneyobsession.

Well, we're back now, but thanks for the heads up! He would have loved to do something like that.