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Air Travel Hurts Me Like Hell

powersspowerss Registered User regular
edited February 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
Inspired by the below thread. I know I should go to a doctor (and will) but every time I take a flight I have an INTENSE pain in my ears or one ear. Popping my ear is also incredibly painful as well.

Any ideas?

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  • HazzelhoffHazzelhoff Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Learn how to decompress by flexing your eardrum muscles. Or hold your nose shut while you try to blow air out of it

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  • embrikembrik Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    As I mentioned in the other thread, gum.

    I always get some gum for air travel. When we're about to take off, I pop a piece and start chewing. The chewing action reduces nervousness and keeps the jaws moving. Also, ask a flight attendant. They always have good suggestions/remedies for it.

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  • homargoodnesshomargoodness Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    i get intense and very sharp pain in my head whenever i land or take off. swallowing a lot makes it more bearable, so i guess chewing gum or sucking on a sweet will help

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  • SarcastroSarcastro Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    You could also try a decongestant (aka Sudafed). If popping your ears doesn't kill the pain, its probably a blocked sinus cavity.

    edit: K, just read Thanotos reply in the other thread. Consider it seconded.

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  • NightDragonNightDragon 6th Grade Username Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    embrik wrote:
    As I mentioned in the other thread, gum.

    Definately gum.

    Also, yawning. There's a way that you can yawn, and then *flex* some of your muscles to "yawn harder". I have absolutely no idea how to describe this, except to say that when I do this, my ears almost always pop, and I can hear the blood rushing through them. If this doesn't work by itself, a combination of that and a light tugging of my earlobe always works.

    Gum is usually sufficient, though.

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