2006-12-31 08:11:44 · 15 answers · asked by NYC Guy 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
I had terrible ear pain when flying, untill I started wearing ear plugs. Just buy the cheap ones that are usually bright orange and squish to conform to your ears. These work like magic! Just make sure you get them before you go to the airport, because they cost about $10 at the gift shop.
2006-12-31 08:22:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since it is cold and flu season, I would suppose that you have some congestion that is interfering with your Eustachian tube clogging up and causing ear pain on landing.
They sell ear plugs with a tiny orifice which allows the pressure changes to occur much slower and makes it easier for the pressure to normalize. I have never used them, but they are supposed to work, as in not a gimmick.
Yawning and swallowing work with me. Back when the airlines actually had cabin service, I found that sipping on a hot liquid during descent was quite helpful. These days, I doubt you could even take your own thermos on board with you!
If you have a cold then take along an over the counter medicine called Affrin. Do NOT use Affrin all the time you have a cold, it is addictive to your nose. If you have high blood pressure don't use it either. There are warnings to that effect on the spray bottle. But about 30 minutes before landing, use this nasal decongestant and that should get you open just fine.
2006-12-31 22:54:37 · answer #2 · answered by plezurgui 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people feel discomfort during descent, when the pressure in the cabin rises but the air pressure deep in their ears remain low, causing their eardrums to distort.
The best cure is to stop the little tubes-called eustachian tubes-
from clapping shut. Take decongestant (if you have a cold) or antihistamine pills. Says Dr. Robert Sweetow, director of audiology at the UC-San Francisco Medical Center.
Also, a squirt of decongestant spray in each nostril. per directions, a half hour before takeoff (and again before landing for any flight over four hours).
Many fliers swear by EarPlanes, rubbery, screw-shaped earplugs with a slim, hard tube at the core.
Their makers suggest they slow the air pressure.
Also, Yawning, Chomping gum, Drinking water, or sucking on candies also helps equalize the pressure. Babies can get the same effect by nursing.
If these strategies fail, try closing your mouth, pinching your nostrils shut, and gently blowing through your nose.
2007-01-03 11:20:47 · answer #3 · answered by Sabine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming you are asking about ear blocks or sinus blocks, try the valsalva maneuver. Pinch your nostrils closed, shut your mouth tightly and try to blow. You will hear a popping sound as the air is forced into your middle ear through your estaceon tube.
2007-01-01 16:02:54 · answer #4 · answered by RANDLE W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chew gum or do what is called the valsalva manoeuvre.
It is swallowing a little air which balances the pressure on the ears.
2006-12-31 18:48:39 · answer #5 · answered by Get A Grip 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
-chew gum
-yawn (tough to do on command...only a real yawn works)
-buy the special ear plugs for air pressure changes from url below
2007-01-01 12:15:18 · answer #6 · answered by ecoandy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try chewing gum 5-10 minutes before descend, it help me.
2006-12-31 16:18:54 · answer #7 · answered by missshelia21 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There ar etwo ways. You can try to yawn or plu ur nose and then like try to push out the air through your ears. It sounds weird but it works. Try it on the ground.
2006-12-31 17:03:10 · answer #8 · answered by snowbro540 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Chewing Gum or eating, bring a snack and eat it while you are in the descent.
2006-12-31 18:22:01 · answer #9 · answered by milehighaviator 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chew gum, or yawn also i now a guy who says putting your head between your knees helps and it supposedly works quite well.
2006-12-31 16:17:57 · answer #10 · answered by J W 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋