Does anyone know how to prevent your ears from blocking painfully when on an aeroplane during lift off?

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Ricky J.

Easy pleezy! Just chew a stick of gum. Works every time.

Ivanhoe Fats

keep swallowing - if your mouth is likely to go dry then suck on a boiled candy or sweet

twingal01

Hi, yes, I've recently gone on a plane this past April- my first time. I was nervous about the same thing. I chewed gum and it really helped cause it opens up ]your mouth which is connected to your ears so your ear fluid remains in balance. Since as you go up in a plane there is more pressure outside your body and then the pressure goes from high to low, from outside your body to in your body. Which is why ears pop. So either, chew gum or yawn or anything that opens your mouth.

frenchvanilla414@sbcglobal.net

chewing gum works for me

fsustudent

chew gum

Crispy critter

Chew gum or force a yawn, the gum always works for me.

Leeloo

a chewing gum will always help

liljomo1234

I always do 2 things...I wear earplugs and then when I remove the earplugs I chew gum. If you are not comfortable with the earplugs then chewing gum is the best. The thing that prevents your ears from plugging is the swallowing and if you chew gum you will swallow a lot.

Rambo

chew gum!

Taffy Saltwater

To equalize the pressure, open your mouth WIDE or take a breath, hold your nose shut, and w/your mouth shut, "blow" the air to your nose - gently, until you feel your ears "pop". Try buying a pair of EarPlanes (specialized earplugs) at the drugstore & wear them according to instructions.

soccerknocker199

i chew gum and swallow a lot

kaylora

One of the simplest things you can do is chew gum. I always carry a pack in my handbag when flying.
Another way is to force yourself to yawn.

wierauch

Have a chewing gum... it works like magic

bbyhtguy

Chewing gum works everytime, so does yawning and drinking something.

Good Luck, have a safe trip!

peanutz

If you regularly feel the pain, you probably have blocked ear canals. Might be good to see an Ear-Nose-Throat Specialist to ensure that you are healthy.

Usually what happens is that your inner ear chamber, behind your eardrum, needs to equalise the air pressure when the airplane climbs or descends. The canal opening s inside your mouth. This is covered by a flab of skin .

What you can do is to pinch your nose, inhale deeply and then close your mouth and blow the air in your mouth out with pinched nose and closed mouth. You will force the air into the ear canal and thus help equalise the pressure. You can do this when pressure reduces or increases.

If you feel uncomfortable blowing out your ears, you can try chewing on sweets or gums. The chewing action will help to open the canal too, but at a slower rate.

If these 2 ways do not work for you, see the specialist or you will feel the pain while flying and it is not comfortable, until you land.

snakeman11426

The flight attendant will give you a small set of earplugs if you ask.
You wont look silly
Lots of people wear them.

Veronica

Okay dear do one thing put some cotton or ear plugs or listen to music with a headset.
This will help u. Keep smiling all through ur journey

undir

Chewing gum works well, or something else you can chew on. When you chew, a little tube between your ears and mouth/nose opens and fixes the air pressure in the ears and prevents the pain.

maarten_slk

Chew some bubblegum or candy or whatever produces some saliva and makes you gulp

Tomcat2blue

Chew gum...not just chewing gum...but something like bubble yum...

lu31

eat chewing gum!

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