What makes your ears pop?

Question

Why do your ears pop when you yawn?

Answer 1

equalization of the pressure inside your eardrum and outside. This happens when the eustation tube opens (it goes from your middle ear to your nose)
You can open it by lifting your soft palate which happens with chewing, yawning...

Answer 2

A major reason that Korea is slow to get white people into K-Pop is that they are a very homogenous society. While Seoul and Busan have a good portion of white people, some outlying places have had very few encounters with white people. I went with a group of white Americans to a small town (we were in the middle of literally no where) and the students freaked out (girls in a good way, boys in the immature way middle schoolers react to anything different) when they see white people. To make money, companies want to release idols that match their audiences. Currently, the companies see money in China and Japan and they have been looking (and have) artists from those countries. K-Pop has also not been a huge hit in the West. It is still very much a niche market. Yes they sell out concert venues, etc. but the music isn't mainstream enough to take an idol and make one specifically for the West. With Korean or Chinese American idols like Amber and Tiffany, they appeal both to Asia and the West. If they fail in the West, they still can appeal to Asia. Idols costs a lot to train (the companies pay for EVERYTHING so a five member group costs a lot). They need to know their investment will be profitable. One more thing, America and the West is pretty much over their boyband/girlband days. One Direction helps, but they're still, once again, a niche market. The West's music usually starts as small acts playing in bars and coffee shops. They slowly gain a following on MySpace or YouTube and that's how they get popular. For big corporations trying to market polished idols, there are few TV shows or variety shows to promote on. There is a lot of anonimity as a trainee, something that the West doesn't really do. I have to disagree that K-Pop is meaningful...most songs are not based off of real experiences and are mass produced songs. The essence of most of the songs are about love. The deepest K-Pop songs are probably by Sunny Hill and GLAM. I think the biggest difference between Western pop and K-Pop is the training. Most Western artists either have no training or merely professional training. K-Pop artists are trained for an average of 2 years and are trained in dancing, singing, languages, etc., and how to conduct themselves in The other major difference is the role if the record company. In Korea, it is your family, your base, the brain. It tells you what you will look like, sound like, how frequently you will promote, where you will promote, whether you are in a group or not. They pay for your costumes, your dorm, your training, your CD production. Western companies are merely there to guide you. As for you, you should start saving! Your best bet will be to save up to go to Korea to audition (or save up to go to a location of a Global Audition). Also, learning Korean will help you be more appealing to companies.

Answer 3

It's called your Eustachian tube. It is connected to your ears, throat, and nose.

Your ears regulate pressure. When there is a build up of pressure, like say in an aeroplane, what we call "popping" occurs.

A way to relieve this is by reopening your Eustachian tube by chewing or swallowing. Chew gum on the plane.

Answer 4

Well it's just the difference in air pressure. Like when you go up in the mountains or on a plane.

Answer 5

the difference in the pressure between the air in your ears and the air outside. cheers!

Answer 6

mine does when the train goes by...it never does when I yawn..I only tear up n this odd cracking noise comes from my throat lol

Answer 7

difference in air pressure

Answer 8

It could be pressure at different altitude.

Answer 9

change in pressure

Answer 10

pressure