Ear Pain 

When traveling by plane, children often experience ear pain, as pressure inside the middle ear equalizes during takeoff and landing. To help relieve the pain and to comfort the child:

• Offer a bottle or pacifier or for older children, a lollipop, to encourage swallowing.
• Use an oral decongestant and nose drops one-hald hour before takeoff and landing, especially if the child is just getting over a cold