A strange woman locked a young child in the toilet to educate him and became a hot topic. Why did the child cry and make a fuss?

Review expert: Peng Guoqiu, deputy chief physician of the Fourth Medical Center of the General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army

Recently, a netizen posted a video saying that on a flight, two female passengers could not stand the crying of a one-year-old girl on the plane, so they forcibly took the little girl away from her grandmother and locked her in the cabin toilet to "set rules."

As soon as the incident happened, it caused heated discussion on the Internet. Many netizens said that this method was inappropriate. Although the child kept crying, he was still a child after all. However, some netizens said that it was a headache to encounter young children who kept crying in public places such as airplanes and high-speed trains, and they needed "education."

So, why do young children always cry on airplanes? How should parents deal with and comfort them? As strangers, how should we deal with crying young children?

Airplane: I’m taking off!

Infants: I’m going to cry!

When we are on an airplane, we may also feel discomfort, and the most obvious discomfort may be ear discomfort, especially during takeoff and landing . When the plane is ascending or descending, our ears often feel stuffy and swollen, and sometimes even severely painful. This is because the air pressure in the cabin changes, while the air pressure in our ears has not changed. The imbalance of air pressure inside and outside the eardrum will cause the eardrum to deform and the ear to ache.

By looking at the picture above, we can see that the tube connecting the ear and the nose, which regulates the ear pressure, is called the "Eustachian tube" . Under normal circumstances, the Eustachian tube is in a closed state, and it will only open when we open our mouths, swallow, yawn, etc. When the atmospheric pressure changes drastically, if the Eustachian tube cannot open in time to adjust the pressure difference inside and outside the tympanic cavity, the middle ear will be in a state of relative positive pressure (rare) or relative negative pressure (more common). Due to barotrauma, the middle ear mucosa will be congested and edematous, the vascular permeability will increase, and the tympanic cavity will accumulate fluid, causing "barotraumatic otitis media".

As adults, we know clearly that we can relieve this discomfort by opening our mouths, yawning , etc., but infants and young children are unable to perform these actions according to their parents' guidance and can only cry constantly to express their discomfort.

In addition, the air pressure is low at high altitudes and the volume of gas in the intestines increases, which means that infants and young children are more likely to suffer from bloating and abdominal pain . Coupled with the ear pressure, the temperature in the cabin, the unfamiliar environment, and the noisy sounds...all make infants and young children feel uncomfortable and cry incessantly.

Infants and Toddlers: I’m already crying!

Parent: This is embarrassing…what should I do?

I believe that when infants and young children cry on an airplane, the most anxious and embarrassed people are the parents. So what can parents do to relieve their children's discomfort and reduce the chance of their children crying?

0 1Feed him/her

When the plane takes off and lands, adults can adjust the ear pressure balance by opening and closing their mouths. What should infants and young children do if they cannot open and close their mouths according to the instructions? Parents can feed their children some food and let the baby's mouth swallow continuously. This action allows the child to adjust the air pressure between the nasopharyngeal cavity and the middle ear cavity by opening and closing the mouth to achieve balance and relieve the child's ear discomfort.

0 2Don’t let him sleep during takeoff and landing

When the plane takes off and lands, try not to let the child sleep. The roar of the plane taking off and landing can easily scare the sleeping child, and the sleeping child cannot respond to the pressure difference during takeoff and landing in time, which may cause damage to the child's eardrum. Therefore, when the plane takes off and lands, parents can talk to the baby to distract TA's attention.

0 3Don’t block your ears

Some parents choose to plug their children's ears, considering that the loud roar of the plane during takeoff and landing may hurt their children's ears. But in fact, this is not only ineffective, but also increases the pressure on the eardrum.

In addition, parents should also pay attention to their children's physical condition before boarding the plane. If their children have a cold, ear infection , etc., they should not take their children on the plane to avoid further harm to their children's bodies.

Passenger: I can’t escape, what should I do…

If you happen to have a baby sitting next to you on a flight, don't panic yet. You can choose to wear earplugs! You can also wear headphones and listen to music or watch a movie to distract yourself.

Or, you can choose to play with your child for a while. Perhaps because of your heartwarming gesture, the crying child will be calmed down, and you can enjoy the wonderful flight together.