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Posted: 12/30/2002 11:43:55 AM EDT
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I had that happen to me once. I just went to sleep and when I woke up it was back to normal. I tried chewing gum, drinking stuff and everything else I could think of, but nothing helped. I'm curious to find something that works faster as well.
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Posted: 12/30/2002 11:43:58 AM EDT
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Pinch your nose. Blow hard. Make sure you're sitting down first.
JK. You could blow an eardrum doing that. |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 11:44:43 AM EDT
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Have you plugged your nose, closed your mouth and blown into your nose as hard as you can? That usually does it for me.
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Posted: 12/30/2002 11:45:56 AM EDT
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Quoted: JK. You could blow an eardrum doing that. Holy crap, really? I do it whenever I fly. I guess I should probably stop then. |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 11:52:36 AM EDT
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kb.
Only fire factory ammo through your ear canal. [:D] |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 11:56:54 AM EDT
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Chimb: You're normally okay blowing when you don't have a cold.
If it doesn't come out the nose, it comes out the mouth. If not the mouth, the eustachian tubes. Problem is, when they're stuffed up, you can cause some serious damage to your eardrums and such by putting extra pressure in there. Divers do the same thing. Hold nose and blow. I just wouldn't do it with stuffed sinuses. |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 11:58:12 AM EDT
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Your cold is definately the reason. It will take a day or two for you to be 100% again. Just continue to treat your cold and you'l be fine.
BTW- Try to avoid flying when you have colds, sinus troubles or any respiratory illness. This could lead to severe pain and you may also spread ilness to the other hundred or so people in that confined space. |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 11:59:22 AM EDT
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I just got over that like a week and a half ago. It really didn't affect my hearing too much but when I talked I felt really dumb. You have no idea how loud you are talking or how you sound. I hate that. I'm curious on how I can get rid of this faster.
Anyone else sometimes feel pressure rising then your ears get really itchy on the inside, this only happens about once a week but it's really weird? |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 12:05:47 PM EDT
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Quick Cure: antihistamine.
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Posted: 12/30/2002 12:08:42 PM EDT
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I use cheap ass bubble gum.
You know the kind that never seems to soften all the way up. It works for me. |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 12:09:34 PM EDT
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Quoted: I just got over that like a week and a half ago. It really didn't affect my hearing too much but when I talked I felt really dumb. You have no idea how loud you are talking or how you sound. I hate that. I'm curious on how I can get rid of this faster. Anyone else sometimes feel pressure rising then your ears get really itchy on the inside, this only happens about once a week but it's really weird? Edited to add: The reason you lost your hearing is because the amount of pressure difference you exposed you inner ear to irritated it and caused it to swell. Thats why it might be a little late for a decongestant. |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 12:11:36 PM EDT
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Take your shoes off and with your bare feet on the carpet, make fists with your toes. Trust me, I've been doing this for 9 years.
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Posted: 12/30/2002 12:13:16 PM EDT
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Quoted: Your cold is definately the reason. It will take a day or two for you to be 100% again. Just continue to treat your cold and you'l be fine. BTW- Try to avoid flying when you have colds, sinus troubles or any respiratory illness. This could lead to severe pain and you may also spread ilness to the other hundred or so people in that confined space. Hehehe, I know what you mean. But there's a saying, what comes around goes around. I got sick because I was sitting next to someone who was sick when I started the trip. On the way back, I was sick. I hope people around me got what I have. JUST KIDDING! |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 12:32:49 PM EDT
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Could it be tone deafness? Listening to any sound for a length of time (supposedly) can cause deafness(hopefully temporary) in that particular sound-in your case proably the engine drone. We always used earplugs on the transport planes, and i used em once going to Hawaii on commercial flight(8 hours).
Anybody do similar? |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 12:51:31 PM EDT
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As opposed to holding your nose and blowing, hold your nose and try to breathe through your nose. Always works for me.
Again, though, probably best to be careful so as not to implode an eardrum. |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 1:02:01 PM EDT
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Quoted: Pinch your nose. Blow hard. Make sure you're sitting down first. JK. You could blow an eardrum doing that. Not if you're gentle and slowly increase the pressure. I do it all the time, my uncle the airline pilot taught me that. It's called the Valsalva technique. Also relieves pressure in your ears when you're diving. You know, when you get down to the 8'-9' depth and your ears start to hurt? Do the Valsalva, and the discomfort goes away. |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 1:06:03 PM EDT
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That happened to me once when I had a bad cold. Basically the junk from your sinuses travels up in the Eustachian tubes at the lower pressure of high altitude, and then once you come down the higher pressure just packs it farther up in there.
If it stays up there for more than a couple days it can get infected. It happened to me and I required prescription antihistamines plus antibiotics. My advice, take the strongest antihistamine stuff you can find over the counter, but if it takes longer than a week or if it becomes painful, take a quick visit to your doctor and get a scrip for the good stuff. Oh, and next time, dont fly with a head cold. It will get you every time. |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 2:34:15 PM EDT
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That happened to me one time, didn't know I was sick until we landed... couldn't hear a thing.
[size=1]WHAT?[/size=1] [size=2]WHAT?[/size=2] [size=3]WHAT?[/size=3] [size=4]WHAT?[/size=4] [size=5]WHAT?[/size=5] [size=6]WHAT?[/size=6] Took four days to clear up. |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 5:31:49 PM EDT
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I just woke up from 6 hour nap.
My left ear cleared up. However, my right ear is still clogged up. Its painful too. |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 6:00:36 PM EDT
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Um, I'm no expert but since the cabin on a plane is pressurized why would you have to clear out your ears?
Sgtar15 |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 6:02:50 PM EDT
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My wife has to take these GIANT perscription decongestant tablets called Aquatab D two days before she flys or she gets terrible ear pain. |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 8:54:40 PM EDT
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Quoted: Um, I'm no expert but since the cabin on a plane is pressurized why would you have to clear out your ears? Sgtar15 Yes, the cabin is pressurized, but not to sea level pressure. When the airplane gets up to altitude, the cabin pressure runs around 8,000'. During climbs and decents pressure changes range between 50 and 200 feet per minute. |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 11:32:04 PM EDT
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I guess I'm one of those sensitive people.
But usually I can clear it with a yawn. I guess being sick on this journey didn't help a bit. I'll be flying again next month, hopefully the flight won't disrupt my hearing again. |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 11:36:58 PM EDT
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Quoted: Could it be tone deafness? Listening to any sound for a length of time (supposedly) can cause deafness(hopefully temporary) in that particular sound-in your case proably the engine drone. We always used earplugs on the transport planes, and i used em once going to Hawaii on commercial flight(8 hours). Anybody do similar? But thanks to you all for all the tips you have given me. This might or might not be related to the original topic but have you heard stories about people dying because they got blood clot while flying? I was scared being in coach/economy class for such a long flight (11+ hours). I think docs recommend that you avoid alcohol and caffeine during flight. Even healthy athletes can succumb to this blood clot so I took precautions this time. They said you need to get plenty of fluid (water) intake and move your arms and legs as often as you can. Some bastard got caught smoking a cigarette during the flight. He lit one up in the restroom. They made an annoucement over the PA but didn't get to see this loser's face. Yah, I've smoked pack a day in my days, but never had the urge to lit one up during long flights. I would've kicked his a$$ if I knew who it was. |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 11:39:19 PM EDT
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Just for the hell of it, try a hot bath, if you don't have access to a steam room. If you don't have access to a tub, that's a problem.
Also I remember on a plane, the FA gave a nearby kid a paper cup with a wet chunk of napkin inside to hold over his ear. Don't know if the water was warm or cold. Seemed to work -- anybody have more details? |
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Posted: 12/30/2002 11:47:06 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quick Cure: antihistamine. Quicker Cure: a Dremel Tool!!! |
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