Ears, Altitude, and Airplane Travel

vistet · Nov 30th, 2007, 16:27

If you have a nasal spray that works , use it on the plane as well. The equalisation technique used by divers is called Valsalva maneuver , you should be able to google a good description if no diver is at hand.

whoami · Nov 30th, 2007, 17:13

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Originally Posted by ruthie808

hello there, thanks for that info, i regularly get awful problems with my ears too when flying.
after a long flight a couple years ago, i had blocked ears for a day or so after, as the pain had passed i went scuba diving shortly afterwards, it wasnt a good idea as my ears wouldnt equalise underwater it was too painful so i didnt finish the dive. a couple of days later i went to the doctor who told me i had burst an eardrum the pain was awful. a course of antibiotics and no more swimming (with my head under water...) for a week.
lately ive found that a bag of popcorn to keep munching on during the descent helps a bit. also sipping water and 'popping' my ears helps too.

The same happened to me about 10 years ago - my left ear-drum got punctured when I attempted scuba. My ears just don't equalize. Air travel was a nightmare until I discovered Nelsons Travella ((https://www.yourhealthfoodstore.co.uk/details.php/p912_nelsons_travella_for_natu ral_relief_of_travel_sickness. html,), a homeopathic medicine that is only available in the UK. I pop a pill about 1/2 hr before take-off and another pill about 1/2 hr before landing. It seems to work like magic.

oneheart · Nov 30th, 2007, 23:40

thanks so much to ur prompt reply.. it's good that u found a cure to it.. haha.. when i read this post, i recalled that the time when i felt the piercing pain in my ear that was choking me and shooting up my brain, it was when i slept on the plane. I took the motion sickness pill n couldnt wake up bcos i was too drowsy..

priyap · Apr 24th, 2009, 06:21

nice read!
on some flights they give sweets in the beginning and end of trip thats what jet airways did..to encourage swallowing movements

qwan · May 9th, 2009, 04:48

Do you think that ear wax will aggravate ear pain.
Would it not be a good idea to clean your ears well before a plane journey??

qwan · May 9th, 2009, 04:53

I forgot to mention that I used to swim daily when in college and used to practice martial arts underwater.(inspired by kickboxer) and I found that my ears would hurt due the water pressure.
What I found was a co-swimmer ears never hurt and he said you will get used to it.
So then I started staying underwater longer and i got used to it.
It was a swimming 18feet depth I remember I used to lie down on the poll floor just to feel the pressure, But after a month I could not feel anything even while lying down.
I remember then I would never get any ear pain.
Especially when trains would pass through tunnels. It is not as painful as airplanes but it does disturb and you can feel your ears pop.
I could never feel that. after many years of stoping swimming I get discomfort when trains travel in tunnels and I have to hold by ears shut.
I think we can get used to it by swimming. I also excited by the homeo medicine I got ask my homeo doc.
So much for placebo effect

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Nov 30th, 2007, 23:40	#18
oneheart Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 95	thanks so much to ur prompt reply.. it's good that u found a cure to it.. haha.. when i read this post, i recalled that the time when i felt the piercing pain in my ear that was choking me and shooting up my brain, it was when i slept on the plane. I took the motion sickness pill n couldnt wake up bcos i was too drowsy..

Apr 24th, 2009, 06:21	#19
priyap Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: dehli Posts: 51	nice read! on some flights they give sweets in the beginning and end of trip thats what jet airways did..to encourage swallowing movements

May 9th, 2009, 04:48	#20
qwan Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mangalore Posts: 76	Do you think that ear wax will aggravate ear pain. Would it not be a good idea to clean your ears well before a plane journey??

May 9th, 2009, 04:53	#21
qwan Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mangalore Posts: 76	I forgot to mention that I used to swim daily when in college and used to practice martial arts underwater.(inspired by kickboxer) and I found that my ears would hurt due the water pressure. What I found was a co-swimmer ears never hurt and he said you will get used to it. So then I started staying underwater longer and i got used to it. It was a swimming 18feet depth I remember I used to lie down on the poll floor just to feel the pressure, But after a month I could not feel anything even while lying down. I remember then I would never get any ear pain. Especially when trains would pass through tunnels. It is not as painful as airplanes but it does disturb and you can feel your ears pop. I could never feel that. after many years of stoping swimming I get discomfort when trains travel in tunnels and I have to hold by ears shut. I think we can get used to it by swimming. I also excited by the homeo medicine I got ask my homeo doc. So much for placebo effect