Is there any way to prevent my ears from plugging up from the descent while landing?

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skivi

i have the exact same problem! when i was flying last year i bought a neat little pair of ear plugs (specially for flying) at the chemist. pop them in and suck hard sweets/drink water, and there's no pain (maybe some temporary discomfort)- they're brilliant!

tech_fanatic

Sometimes sinus pills can help. Also, you can go to the pharmacy or doctor and they usually will have some things for you to try.

The best thing to prevent it is to chew on gum and/or suck on candy. It really helps to relive/prevent the problem.

Pipski

Chewing gum helps. And closing your nose and mouth, while blowing out helps them pop too. Just don't do that one multiple times in a row.

chickenlittlecookie

Happens to me all the time. It's better if you can request a seat as close to the front of the plane as possible, seems that when I'm in the tail-section it got worse. It depends on where it's landing too, the rate of decent and all.

Sitting near the windows seem to help too, not sure if the pressure somehow accumilated in the middle but when I had a seat there, it was also the first time it hurt so much I cried.

Chewing gum definately helped me, sucking on candy or drinking something, basically swallowing stuff helped when pinching the nose and blowing couldn't (and doesn't) help.

There was another time I actually tilted my head and somehow managed to pop my ear a little, releasing a bit of the pressure. Try massaging behind your ears too.

You should get your ears checked. I didn't know why one of my ears were affected so badly until my doc told me that I had a crooked ear canal.

And always make sure you clean your ears before flying. Just like diving, dirty ears will hurt.

Enjoy your next trip :D

The man who knows

try chewing gums
pay a visit to doc before u go
airport authorities are also helping these days providing remedies
put some cotton in ur ears while landing and take off
if not cotton try ear phones

starynight109

try chewing alot of gum and if your ears still have problems then hold your nose and close your mouth and try blowing really really hard, yes it hurts your ears a little but it's worth it...i have the same problem