Originally Posted by Tewlsy

That's just the thing though. The internet is filled with stories of how horrible the pain is if you attempt to fly with an ear infection. I'm asking because I already have a ruptured/perforated eardrum. There's already a large hole in my eardrum. I know it hurts like hell to fly with an ear infection in a normal ear and I know it's nice to fly with a perforated ear because it means there are much less if any pressure issues within your ear. What I'm not sure of is if an ear infection would still cause you that same supposedly unbearable pain on a flight regardless or if the perforation remains unblocked and will allow the air to flow like normal so that there are no pressure issues. It seems no one knows. I guess I really will have to try to speak with him. Thanks for the reply though.