Have you ever suffered from airplane ear? It's that uncomfortable, sometimes painful ear popping that occurs when pressure changes exert stress on your inner ear during a flight. It usually happens when the plane is gaining altitude or descending, and can also occur when diving underwater. Luckily, there are tricks you can try to keep your ears from popping, and help kids and babies stay comfortable, too. Part 1 - Preventing Ears from Popping 1 → Know the symptoms. Whenever the air pressure around you changes, such as when you're flying in an airplane, climbing to or descending from a high altitude, or diving underwater, the pressure in the cavity inside your ear is supposed to change with it. When the pressure change is quite sudden, however, the pressure inside the ear doesn't always catch up right away. This difference in pressure between the ear cavity and the outside environment, called barotrauma, leads to uncomfortable and even painful symptoms, like the following: ...
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