Effective Ways to Pop Your Ears When Pressure Builds
Air flight and scuba diving change external pressure on your body. If it is not equalized you may suffer ear pain or rupture of your eardrums.
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
Pain and discomfort in your ear experienced during flying or scuba diving results from changes in external pressure, which must be equalized by changing pressure in your middle ear
Your Eustachian tube opens during yawning and swallowing, allowing a small air bubble to reach your middle ear where it equalizes pressure with the outside; c…
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