How to deal with ears popping on a plane ?

Question

i have never been on a plane but i know peoples ears pop and it helps to chew gum but what can you do for a 6 month old baby to help them deal with it

thanks

Answer 1

I know if you swallow, your ears will pop. So maybe if you could give the baby something small to eat or drink so he swallows it.

Answer 2

The best thing that helps a baby to deal with the pressure in the ears is actually what they will do naturally - cry and scream.

Obviously on a plane you may not want to disturb other passengers, so giving them a dummy to suck on at takeoff and landing or feeding them (hard to do when you both need to be strapped in perhaps) will work rather well.

Answer 3

My ears never popped while I was on a plane maybe it won't affect the baby

Answer 4

Chewing gum barely helps me. What I do is stuff the ear with a cotton ball so you can make an air tight seal. Or you can just go out and buy ear plugs.

Answer 5

best way is to chew a gum =]

Answer 6

what i normally do is block my nose using 2 fingers and than try to blow out through my nose

try it, it helps me

Answer 7

Give them something to suck on, swallowing prevents air pressure from effecting you. Have them suck on a pacifier or eat something. I'm 13 and I do realize its pathetic that i know this.