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Is It Advisable To Fly When Suffering Fron An Ear Infection?
my son is 17 years of age and has a cold for about a week now. He ended up with a ear infection and is being treated with Amoxicilin. His ear is now bleeding a bit along with some other discharge. Now my questions are..... we are flying in a couple of days .... is he okay to fly? what can i do to help him???? do i need to take him to a dr. again before i fly?
Wed, 12 Feb 2014
hi and thanks for the query,
it is advisable to avoid flying during ear infection.
but if it cant be avoided then you have to take a few precautions.
instill 3 drops of decongestant nose drops like otrivin 3 times a day for 1 day before flying and upto 2 days after flying.
drink plenty of water. and do steam inhalation 4 times daily.
avoid airconditioning and cold foods.
if his ear is discharging he probably requires local antibiotic drops so please see an ENT for a prescription.
regards,
dr Rajkishori.
it is advisable to avoid flying during ear infection.
but if it cant be avoided then you have to take a few precautions.
instill 3 drops of decongestant nose drops like otrivin 3 times a day for 1 day before flying and upto 2 days after flying.
drink plenty of water. and do steam inhalation 4 times daily.
avoid airconditioning and cold foods.
if his ear is discharging he probably requires local antibiotic drops so please see an ENT for a prescription.
regards,
dr Rajkishori.
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