Whenever I fly, my ears always hurt on the descent, and they

Chew a bubblegum.

>>1154113
This desu

>>1154113
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Yawn

>>1154109
Hold your nose and blow, you idiot.

>>1154109
I have the same sometimes, but only when I have a cold. Bubblegum and excessive yawning don't help. The thing that always helps tho is swimming in the sea.

>>1154113
>>1154178
>>1154181
Not that guy but somehow doing all of those only relieve my left ear while my right one stay clogged.

>>1154202
Repeat process while holding left ear, too.
Problem solved.

>>1154113
>>1154178
>>1154181
Not OP and i have this problem; none of those standard cures worked for me. I will literally be holding my nose and blowing until it feels like my head is going to explode and it makes no difference.

Once it was so bad my hearing was at less than 50% for an entire week. It seems to happen during the descent on a flight that goes insanely high into the air.

I've also tried those Earplanes earplugs. Thinking about buying real earplugs next time. Anyone have any other recommendations?

That's a big airline.

>>1154223
Cover your ears with either headphones, wear a hoodie, put on a hat, etc.

>>1154264
UUUU

get some nasal saline like arm n hammer makes and spray it down both your nostrils on ascent and descent, then do the usual jaw/ear exercises after it's in

>>1154801
This. Get a nose spray. Your eustachian tube is clogged. Its not your ear canal, but the canal between your nose region and ears. Dont do the nose blowing thing, its not healthy.
I only experienced it once when i had a cold and it was hell, on the return flight I used a spray and it helped a lot.

>>1154223
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>>1154881
it has nothing to do with earplugs or your ears themselves. so headphones and plugs have no effect.

>>1154881
>>1154801
This -- I'd reccomend a decongestant rather than saline, if things are clogged in the tubes, I am not sure saline will do much. Note that spray decongestants have a "rebound" effect where, as they wear off, you may experiene MORE congestion than you had before you started -- so don;t use them too long before takeoff and landing because you don;pt want to be in the middle of THAT when pressure is changing. Also note that they are considered somewhat addictive, in that the urge to use them to combat the rebound effect is really strong. So use sparingly.

Also, talk to an EENT doc.

I used to have problems with ear pressure when flying. Then I learned to scuba dive and have not had a problem since.