whenever am in an aircraft and its about to land or take off my ears ache. why is that
2007-09-20 01:15:02 · 12 answers · asked by mimi 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Pressure diffrence between your inner and outer ears.
2007-09-20 01:21:40 · answer #1 · answered by Charles 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Your inner ear is connected to the outer atmosphere through a small canal called the Eustation Tube. The atmospheric pressure changes with altitude, if that canal gets blocked (cold) or collapses due to too rapid a change in pressue then your ear will feel that as a pressure that may become painful. The canal can often be re-opened by chewing, swallowing, blowing your nose, or even hard blinking. The canal opens, the pressure is equalized and the pain on your ears disappear
2007-09-20 10:03:32 · answer #2 · answered by dodger2952 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Even though you are in a pressurized aircraft, the pressure inside the aircraft is not exactly sea level. When cruising at 30-40,000 feet, the cabin pressure maybe 6-8,000. So you will feel the pressure change in your ears as the pressure inside adjusts.
2007-09-20 17:53:56 · answer #3 · answered by gary167 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's due to the pressure change. Even with a pressurized cabin the pressure will increase at landing or decrease on takeoff.
Since your chest area is a pressure cavity of its own, relieved by the ears, it will tend to remain at the pressure prior to the external pressure change and it is the variance of pressure between your chest cavity and the cabin that will cause the pressure on your ears.
You can relieve this by holding your nose and blowing gently, or by yawning or by swallowing rapidly a few times. This will open the tubes in your ears enough to allow the pressure to equalize somewhat.
2007-09-20 08:24:35 · answer #4 · answered by Warren D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is due to the pressure changes
sometimes in plane the pressure goes down a little bit
this may cause ear aches and bleedings
the eardrum is very sensitive
and when the pressure goes down
the pressure difference forces the eardrum
so it causes aches
but this is not a very important ache
when you are outside it is ok in half an hour
2007-09-20 08:23:03 · answer #5 · answered by pacopena 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spot on Dodger2952 - that's exactly what happens, and who cares how you spell it!!
In extreme cases a severe blockage of these tubes can cause bleeding from the ear and permanent damage to the inner ear.
2007-09-20 17:52:37 · answer #6 · answered by skytrain18 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the change in altitude. Same thing happens to me when riding in mountain territory as I am not use to it. I live by the ocean in MS. (Katrina land)
2007-09-20 08:57:26 · answer #7 · answered by deepthinker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ear Pixies live in the air at a certain altitude. When you get to that height they feel threatened and start poking at your ears.
Ear pixies are invisible.
2007-09-20 08:23:40 · answer #8 · answered by GigaHaxor309 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
simple, a change in pressure from the climbing aircraft.
2007-09-20 21:05:07 · answer #9 · answered by joshsr0909 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dodger 2952 answered excellently. The correct spelling should be EUSTACHEAN tube (canal linking inner and outer ear passages).
2007-09-20 10:17:02 · answer #10 · answered by al_sheda 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋