 [ Symptoms ] is it true that when obamacare takes effect that medicare will no longer pay for cataract surgery  that was told to a patient who is in need of cataract surgery [ Disease ] most helpful answer a person can usually fly with a ruptured eardrum but that depends on many factors the size of the rupture the reason for the rupture the location of the rupture on the eardrum and the status of the eustachian tubes it is always best to check with the medical provider who diagnosed your eardrum rupture