Can wind really cause or worsen an ear infection?

Wind & ear infection: Wind will not cause or worsen an ear infection. But exposure to cold wind can make your ear pain worse when you have an ear infection.

New one: Have never heard this before. Certainly a tornado might not be good, but cannot even imagine how normal winds might make an ear infection worse. Perhaps some of the other doctors on this panel will have a better response.

Actually yes.: Wind, by virtue of bernoulli's law can exert pressure, both positive and negative on the tympanic membrane, exacerbating pain. A child with an earache sitting next to an open car window will have more pain! mild wind outside will not hurt, but there degrees.

Mostly a myth: While kids get more colds during the windy times of the year, and then get ear infections, the wind didn't cause them. Covering the head with a cap/scarf would not stop them. Germs cause ear infections & are more likely if a cold has triggered middle ear fluid.