AvMed: What's With My Ears?

Flying raises a couple of very interesting questions about your ears, which you will probably want to ask when your ears feel weird...

Why do my ears pop?

and sometimes, if you can't get
your ears to pop,

Why do my ears hurt?

We'll talk about both of those questions, but first of all you should have a look at Thrust's flight science topic on Air Pressure.

Then we can talk about how air pressure affects your ears.

We are going to talk about ears in a very simple way, with a minimum of actual FACTS. For more information see the references at the end of this sequence, and ask your own doctor for advice.

Click on the cockpit to continue...

Listen carefully...
I shall say this
only once!