How to avoid ear pain while travelling through flight. What is the reason for this ear pain?

Question

Dear librate user.
There is a small tube connecting throat and small tiny space inside the ear. This is essential for balancing ear pressure. If you have phlegm cold or minor throat irritations. This tiny tube will get blocked. So when plane ascend or descend. Pressure variations occurs. In side the plane but inside the ear is different (the tube is blocked. The ear drum tend to be sucked. So pain and blocked ear sensation. Now how to prevent. Drink sips of water. If hot water better. Or if you yarn widely it will also open the small tube. You can also close the nose and mouth and increase pressure inside the mouth and throat.

Chidambaranathan · Accepted Answer

Dear librate user.
There is a small tube connecting throat and small tiny space inside the ear. This is essential for balancing ear pressure. If you have phlegm cold or minor throat irritations. This tiny tube will get blocked. So when plane ascend or descend. Pressure variations occurs. In side the plane but inside the ear is different (the tube is blocked. The ear drum tend to be sucked. So pain and blocked ear sensation. Now how to prevent. Drink sips of water. If hot water better. Or if you yarn widely it will also open the small tube. You can also close the nose and mouth and increase pressure inside the mouth and throat.

G.L.Bansal · Answer

Sudden change in atmospheric pressure is the cause
of pain
to avoid it put coton plugs in ear forcfull breathing out against closed glotis.

Nagarajan S · Answer

It's due to eustachian tube block. Use chewing gum while travel.