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Old Feb 23, 2011, 6:46 am
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Pat H
 
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Originally Posted by earfear
i sadly ruptured my eardrum on Thursday, seven days before I needed to fly across country for an important interview. My flight is Friday (two days away).

I also had conflicting advice from doctors about it's okay to fly, vs. definitely do not fly. And I don't know what to do...

Pat, what happened when you went back in? Did it get worse/better. My perforation has already started healing, which adds to the do it/don't do it complex.

thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
My eardrum was healing and there wasn't any damage from flying. I did suffer a slight hearing loss but that was from the rupture.
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