What to do when your ears pop on an airplane?

Equalize by pinching your nose and blowing. You can also chew gum or rotate your jaw to "pop" them.

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Yawning works best for me. The pressure causes me intense discomfort, especially when landing in NOLA.

Are there really adults out there who haven’t learned to equalize?

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my ears popped and I can't hear on one side of my ear (really both of them). What are your suggests to fix this?

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That sounds like the opposite of popping ears.

I suggest you pop them to equalize.

I chew gum.

The last few years have gone from just annoying pops to painful pressure. I was descending into atl a couple years ago and had severe pressure in my forehead, felt like a thousand tiny needles poking my head. Hurt like a m’fer

I (knock on wood) hadn’t had it bad since I was about 10. I remember being in tears on descent once, believe some of it had to do with allergies/ stopped up sinuses I used to have.

Anyway, for the return we tried these things out called “Ear Planes”, and it seemed to help with pressure equalization. Basically are just a type of ear plug. You can still find them at a lot of the airport stores.

I usually ask google.