In both instances, flying in a plane and scuba diving there is pressure in your ear. Can anyone find a chart on height compared to depth and the amount of pressure there is on your body? Eg. 30 ft deep is equivalent to 10000 ft high, and they both have 2 times the pressure? This is just an example and has no data behind it. That's what I'm looking for. I've had extreme problems in both instances as far as pressure on my middle ear and I want to know what is equivalent in both? Thanks.
2007-07-03 10:05:08 · 5 answers · asked by EagleEye1 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Pressure drops as altitude increases.
2007-07-03 10:12:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, no, no. When you are at high altitudes there is less pressure. You feel more pressure on your ears when in an airplane because the plane's interior is pressurized.
The extent to which pressure changes with depth/altitude is going to be different if you are in air or water. Unfortunately I don't have any numbers to point you to at the moment.
2007-07-03 10:12:31 · answer #2 · answered by Michael C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Planes are pressurized to 8psi compared to outside at an altitude of 35000 feet. in diving you experience 14.7 psi for every 33 feet. Hope this helps.
2007-07-03 10:11:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you are diving there is more pressure the deeper you go. When you fly there is less pressure the higher you go.
2007-07-03 11:54:38 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
higher=less pressure
2007-07-03 10:21:35 · answer #5 · answered by !¡! Vick !¡! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋