
(HealthDay News) -- Flying can cause discomfort in the ears, and can be especially painful to children with an ear infection.
The Nemours Foundation suggests these ways to help alleviate a child's ear pain during takeoff or landing, when changes in pressure are most likely to trigger ear pain:
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