On Monday, July 27, 2015 at 7:14:55 PM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
> On 7/27/2015 1:40 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:44:06 -0500, MaryL
> > > wrote:
> >>>
> >> My sister's niece has four very young children, and she and her
> >> husband take them on a great many airplane trips. She said they get
> >> some "dirty looks" from other passengers when they board the plane with
> >> four youngsters, but they often get grateful comments when they exit.
> >> Each parent sits with two children, and they take great care to keep the
> >> children entertained and quiet.
> >>
> > The only time I've been on an airplane with a crying baby, the baby
> > obviously had an ear problem that was the cause. I was seated
> > directly across the aisle and barely heard the cries over all the
> > airplane noise, so AFAIC anyone who complains about that sort of thing
> > must *want* to be wound up about something... however small.
> >
> How does a baby obviously have an ear problem?

Babies can't clear their ears when the cabin pressure changes.
It's painful. I'd cry, too. Or at least whimper a bit.

Cindy Hamilton