Flying With a Cold or Sinus Infection: Is It Dangerous?

[@GhostSamaritan]

Worst pain I ever had and it lasted one or two days after landing. Now I'm scared to fly.

[@Ghhh-on3nl]

I had it yesterday for the first time and I'm still not ok and I have fly back in 5 days.....any advice?

[@philshady808]

Came here after it happened to me on my first ever flight. The doctor got it 100% right. It feels like your eyes would pop out of your skull.

[@muzammilyousafzai218]

same here what can i do let me knw plzz ..?

[@elmomontzclues6627]

Same here too and i feel like dying from pain😢

[@Sergi.Galiano]

I had this once and it feels like your eyeball is legitimately on the verge of exploding out of your head. Now if im every flying with a cold I take an Ibuprofen 1 hour before flying and another one 1 hour before landing - this has seemed to work for me👍

[@badtokenn]

I recently flew 2.5hrs with quite a severe cold and it was the worst pain of my life. I was rocking back and forth with tears streaming down my cheeks. It quite literally feels as though your face is going to explode from the inside out. Medication will do little to help as the pressurised cabin is going to make the sinus cavities expand no matter what. Please, if it is avoidable, don't do it.

[@eugeniaagard157]

I know too well about this pain. Mine feels like electrical shocks in my head and then the pain remains there and in addition travels to my tooth. I am afraid to fly now.

[@gengalvez6607]

I had the same experience and the worst part is that I didnt have any medication since I didnt know that this could happen. I also couldnt hear thing. I thought I was going *crazy*

[@athleticss1420]

bulletproofjewels happened to me when I was like 14 and was flying on a plane alone. I almost wanted to commit suicide. That’s how bad the pain was. I refuse to fly with even a stuffy nose now. I’d be willing to cancel a flight for that. Couldn’t even pay me a million dollars to go through it again lol.

[@wes_333]

@@gengalvez6607 hey, im having this right now. did it last long afterwards for you?

[@gengalvez6607]

@@wes_333 it was consistent throughout the flight but gone right after landing :) however some people still get ear and head pain after the flight so arrange an appointment with your doctor if that happens.

[@CodeRed001]

I almost blew out a eardrum flying back home from germany. I got a virus that closed up my eustachian tubes and when we started to descend the pain became unbearable. I thought I was going to die. I became desperate in my pain that was so bad im sure the other passengers could see it in my body language. In a act of final desperation I closed my nostrils with my fingers and inhaled as hard as I could trying to push air through the tubes. I did this for like 5 mins straight almost making myself pass out and FINALLY I felt it happen. It was the greatest relief. I was afraid of doing this cause I didn't know if I was going to be adding pressure into my ears and it turned out my ears were actually in a painful vacuum. They almost caused a ear drume IMPLOSION. I had a 50/50 change of getting it right, glad I did cause if had gotten it wrong probably would have blew my ears out. So now I will always remember that descending altitude causes a vacuum effect and ascending causes pressure I guess.

[@thetexastoungepuncher7804]

The experience I had flying to Tampa is probably the closest to knowing what it feels in my life to getting glass covered razorblades shoved up my sinuses while a goblin try's to pull my sinuses out

[@dyfcheer]

This just happened to me and I thought I was having an aneurism. It was so sudden and the severe pain in my frontal forehead and eyes were debilitating.

[@amyleblanc8803]

Exact same thing happened to me yesterday on a plane for the first time in my life. I've flown plenty of times before, but this was my first experience

[@dyfcheer]

@@amyleblanc8803 it was scary huh? I thought I had a brain bleed or something. It happen twice again since. I'm worried now.

[@Spectrumpicture]

Just happened to me too. This was sooooo scary.

[@stannicolae4623]

Same. I thought I was having a stroke. I could feel blood vessels bursting around my face

[@gezzapk]

@@dyfcheerI thought my eyes were about to explode out the socket so I tried to unblock my ears then i went half deaf and thought I blew a ear drum out. Lost hearing in one ear for a few hours

[@snapascrew]

Definitely blew out both ear drums on a flight back from Europe with a sinus infection…. Don’t do it! Stay in a hotel, cancel work, get healthy.

[@711bbd]

Wow this guy knows what he's talking about.

[@nicksterguy1]

Flew to NY with a sinus infection from MSY. Horrible, horrible pain and I begged the flight attendant for an aspirin. Felt like my eyes were going to pop out of my head. But I survived and the week or two before I go on any plane I always excruciate and drink vitamin C to ward off any nastiness. And pop a Sudafed before I get on the plane juuuuust in case

[@tosinlawrence4310]

i could feel the inner of my ears popping out. at that point i held my ears shot tightly from the back of my pinner. i could feel the vains of my head popping as if to burst ......i was in so much pain till we landed......shouldnt there be warnings about this at the airports???? and was it because i cleared my nostrils that it happened???

[@JohnSmith-zc4cy]

I will not step on a plane with a clogged sinus after experiencing a rupture of all my blood vessels in a previous flight. I thought an ice pick was shoved into my face, the pressure was truly unbearable. If I wasn’t doubled over in excruciating pain I would have demanded an emergency landing but it was too intense for me to think rationally.

[@bhaweshthapa4672]

Are you able to manage now? I too had a nose bleed which stopped like a day after. Ear plugs and chewing gum only lessened the pain but didn't stop bleeding. Thinking of using nasal next time.

[@dwaipayandeka2483]

How did you solve the problem?? I am facing same problem. Spiral blood vessels are seen many places of my body.

[@bhaweshthapa4672]

@@dwaipayandeka2483 last flight I used ear plugs, chewed gum and even had a painkiller tablet. The pain was less but there was internal nose bleeding throughout the flight. The ENT doctor said that your nose is too dry. So on my next flight, I am planning to use all the above techniques + use a nasal spray.

[@LidlButNotTheShop]

This happened to me on a flight from America to United Kingdom, it was a 9 hour flight and it was the worst pain i have ever had in my head, I wish i had seen this video before i got on the flight, it does go away after some time but it was so diffucult trying to sleep.

[@whoistzuyu]

i have a stuffy nose so i shouldn’t go? my parents will be like you will be fine how do i convince them it could be bad

[@LidlButNotTheShop]

@@whoistzuyu no you should go but use a nose spray or something like that, dont worry about it too much, if it happens just know that it will go and its nothing sinister, just try to get some sleep on the plane and it will go, its not as bad as i and everyone else made it sound

[@Tumbus]

​@@LidlButNotTheShopNo it is as bad as people say. It is excruciating and one of the worst pains I have experienced. The fact that it is relatively unknown makes it worse because it's not something you would expect/prep for. Legit thought I had an aneurysm until I heard my sinuses squeel and feel some relief.

[@LidlButNotTheShop]

yes its bad but no need to bitch about it, its not going to kill u @@Tumbus

[@pinkychord9262]

I have sinusitis and it has been always a nightmare to travelling by plane due to my work. Ear plug & yawning never helps me. But this method, thing I've noticed, I just need to keep my nose warm when it take off and also when it's about to land (My pain acting out in certain level of height of flying both on take off and landing). I just put my palm to cover my nose and blow the air from my mouth to warm my nose up 😁 Till then I have no so much trouble anymore.

[@joecoolberry911]

I’m about to put it to the test, had a layover ears still recovering so I’m extra worried about this one

[@jkc3422]

​@@joecoolberry911Did it work?

[@granda9689]

@@joecoolberry911any updates?

[@veronicaconway9362]

I have a constant nasal problem, always blowing my nose, I saw this mentioned in another ytube. I'll speak to the pharmacist tomorrow, were planning and booked ticket for a 2 hour flight to Norway and another plane for an hour for the last part of our journey, I hope this doesn't happen to me,

[@gsup3435]

Don’t listen to any of these fools if you have a sinus infection or extreme congestion get you some Tylenol take 2 hour b4 flight. Afrin nasal spray 1 hour b4 flight. ear planes for takeoff (take ‘‘em off once at set altitude) but ‘‘em back on once they start descending. Keep the ear planes on until the door opens at the gate. Oh also gum too during takeoff and landing.

[@trebsquad1568]

I’m taking a 4 hour flight to Puerto Rico tomorrow and my nose has been pretty stuffy. Any tips?

[@alantokosch1180]

Did you die?

[@xristinatemp]

The duration of the flight doesn't make any difference. Its the take off and the landing that cause the pain. Do all the things the doctor suggested and good luck!

[@tosinlawrence4310]

Dr Bob thanks for the insight. I almost died in the 1-hour flight list night. 30 mniutes into the flight i was fine. but all through that time i had a lot of mucus in my nose. but rather than inconvenience the person sittting by me to blow out the mucus in an handkerchief i stood up to go to the toilet. So i cleared my nostrils via my mouth and went back to my seat. No sooner i sat down the pain started. i called a crew member for ear plogs they didnt have......

[@sandrine62093]

Wish I had known this prior to working two flights the same day. Took a decongestant tablet even wore ear plugs still felt discomfort hope my ear pops soon there still clogged

[@InsidiouzGTA]

Did they un clog?

[@sandrine62093]

@@InsidiouzGTA They unclogged when I woke up the next day, but fluid can still be in your ear for a fews days it’s eventually dissolves.

[@chloesgrass4143]

My nose is under control at the moment.

[@KateWobbly]

I just got off a flight with AWFUL pain toward landing. I have to get on a plane in 30 minutes and it still hurts, took an ibuprofen I will tell yall how it went my parents are making me fly sadly.

[@terryankevmiller470]

Happens every time I fly...it mentally and physically drains u and everyone on the plane looks at u like u r over reacting.

[@heroknaderi]

Thank you for the advise

[@Tumbus]

After experiencing this pain I no longer will judge a baby going batshit on a plane. It took alot of self control to not scream like a baby myself. I cant imagine the traumatic distress those lil guys are in if they are feeling that pain :(

[@strawberrydonkey5576]

About to fly with swimmers ear day into antibiotics wish me luck or comment to tell me not to because I need advice

[@akashmohan999]

I'm able to move my jaw forward and backwards and it unpops my ears even when i have a blocked nose. I'll try it on a flight tomorrow

[@mythicalsnacktime7758]

Thank you so much doctor.

[@luobinghe999]

Oh thank you so much doctor.. This helps a lot 🙏🙏

[@notredamecoltsfan]

Colts QB Sam Ehlinger did. Don't know what he had though

[@zontzooit2415]

It felt like my brain was cramping and going to explode i did not know it was because of this tho

[@Motivation_Nations]

This happened to me , worst pain in my life. 2 h flight and medicine DOESNT do anything. I tried ear plugs but they DIDNT work at all. And the last 30 minutes it felt like the area around my nose was gonna blow the WHOLE time. And I was bawling my eyes out, nothing to do and just wanting it to end so bad. Finally when we landed I still couldn’t hear or pop my ears. Finally in a hotel because I couldn’t go on another flight home, my ears still haven’t fully popped, and STILL feel pressurized. HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS? Plz I don’t want to think I’m crazy 👂🔪💉❗️‼️. Please If your are stuffed in the nose, or your ears won’t pop before the flight, DO NOT RIDE ON THAT FLIGHT, IT WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO DIE(THE SENSE OF HELPLESSNESS, AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS JUST WALK PAST NOT EVEN NOTICING YOU) Southwest✈️

[@ChitoWorld]

deadshot249 happened to me brow. Been 2 weeks I’m all good now but still get a he’s behing my eyebrow or eye every there n than

[@strawberrydonkey5576]

Nervous

[@May-sd4cp]

Ok same for me and lol js realizes u commented this for years ago, but I found out that it turned into a slight ear infection, and that the fluid can build up in your middle ear I want away after a week for me

[@ihavenoidea9418]

Happened to me on a 3 hours flight, my ear were blocked and I heard people talking around me like a distance far away, the pressure kept building up and I ran to flight attendants for help, 2 ladies helped me out by having me try drinking hot water, yawning,... but none worked, luckily flight was about to land by then, they even checked on me to see if im ok (southwest airline)

[@gezzapk]

Yeah, same happened to me, extremely painful pressure while landing until my ears popped and was pretty deaf could hear muffled talking out in the airport for a few hours.

[@kimyasay8358]

I had a cold for over a week & it went into an ear infection... I’m flying for 5 hours from Georgia to California in 7 days to visit family... My nose is clear & I can breath, but my ears are still crackling & popping & my rt ear still hurts some... I took a weeks worth of antibiotics & they did nothing to help... I’m pressed for time but afraid to fly any suggestions?? 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@Cycload]

Please tell me how it went... I have a flight in less than 24 hours😭😭😭😭

[@fieryscorpion]

How did your flight go?

[@fieryscorpion]

@@Cycload How did your flight go?

[@Cycload]

@@fieryscorpion it wasn’t bad at all. I used earplanes and took decongestants and I felt the same discomfort I would feel on any regular flight.

[@vpeace444]

thank you for updating!@@Cycload

[@parisprince1602]

if it is avoidable please dont go on flight. My god...worst pain in my life and its not like its just on flight, it lasts for me 2 days. I had a pretty bad stuffy nose (had to blow nose every minute) on a 1 30min flight.

[@MrGreat73]

Guys I just cant understand...Then how pilots and cabin crew can handle with this pain ? What are they doing ? Or they are just used to that feeling or something ?

[@joseblanco9045]

This happens in a low rate manner. It happens to those that travel with congested nose or common cold symptoms.

[@ChitoWorld]

Same here. I flew with mucus in nose and throat. My god!!!! Worse pain ever . I flew for 5 hours. Once I got home I got sicker for 2 weeks n yellow mucus out nose plus that pain I handle on the flight behing eyebrow and eye. It’s been 2 weeks since getting sicker I don’t have no more runny nose or anything but I still get the pain behing eyebrow or eye bone. I get it like maybe once a day like a ache and in my forehead. I hope it’s nothing serious

[@ItsNeerja]

Same i have swellinh behind my ear not going away even with all those symotoms that u had

[@wackydawgcoptyltd8282]

i have 3 flights and a total of 23 hours travel time today, watching this at the airport when sick 🤣

[@beyakhad]

How did it go?

[@BlueCrystal1996R]

I'm curious to know how it went too

[@stevehas1861]

I had that pain twice it was really really painful, I felt my blood vessel wanted to explode