Am I just crazy?

Question

Today was the first running lax practice of the season... we ran a timed mile in freezing cold weather (snow is on the ground) and very, very windy weather... after we all finished most everyone was complaning about a pain in their ears; like they were going to "brust" or "pop" were the words we used.. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS PROBLEM IS OR CAUSES IT AND HOW TO PREVENT IT? Thank you for your help.. I, and my lax team mates will apreachiate the tips!!

Answer 1

"Popping" ears is caused by a difference in pressure outside of your eardrum and inside it. There is a tube that connects to the throat called the Eustachian tube which opens when the difference in pressure gets too great and lets air in or lets it out depending on where the pressure is too high. The only logical solution I could think of would be to open your mouth. But I'm not really sure if that would help. If the pressure was off, the tube would open and you would be fine.

Answer 2

Usually ears pop to equalize the pressure in the eardrum... Popping is a good thing :) Pain may come from too great a build up of pressure with out alleviating it. Now if the weather had anything to do with it, it would be more from the cold than the change in atmospheric pressure. A change sudden enough to make your ears pop is rare outside of tornado storm and the like. One of your bodies natural immune defenses however, should it become compromised by perhaps running in the cold, is too create mucus. A build up of mucus in the nose and sinuses can irritate and or block the Eustachian tube which controls the pressure. You could breath through your mouth, but that burns! Try wearing a buff http://www.buffusa.com/ or something else lightweight to help cut the cold air. As for whether or not you're crazy, consult a pro... but really, who isn't?

Answer 3

Popping" ears is caused by a difference in pressure outside of your eardrum and inside it. There is a tube that connects to the throat called the Eustachian tube which opens when the difference in pressure gets too great and lets air in or lets it out depending on where the pressure is too high. The only logical solution I could think of would be to open your mouth. But I'm not really sure if that would help. If the pressure was off, the tube would open and you would be fine

Answer 4

"Popping" ears is caused by a difference in pressure outside of your eardrum and inside it. There is a tube that connects to the throat called the Eustachian tube which opens when the difference in pressure gets too great and lets air in or lets it out depending on where the pressure is too high. The only logical solution I could think of would be to open your mouth. But I'm not really sure if that would help. If the pressure was off, the tube would open and you would be fine.

Answer 5

That, my friend is not due to a change in pressure (though that does cause popping, i doubt you went running up a mountain) but instead just the constriction of blood vessels in your sinuses and other areas. This can cause pain, in fact it does for us cross country runners, but what i do i breath through my nose more so than my mouth, or keeping your ears warm also tends to work, though i'm not sure why.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Wear A Hat or Ear Mittens

Answer 8

the pressure outside is of a consistency that youre not used to. therefore you will feel "popping".

chewing gum usually will help the popping!

Answer 9

when you ran, did you go higher in altitude? if you did, that's why. the air pressure.

Answer 10

yeah