Safely Pop Your Ears After a Flight With These 5 Simple Techniques

Even if you’re flying solo, it’s possible to get off the plane with a lot of baggage.

I’m talking about having clogged ears.

Here’s how to safely pop your ears after a flight.

The Valsalva maneuver.

It’s when you close your mouth, pinch your nose and blow air out of your nostrils.

It helps balance the air pressure in your ears by forcing air through your sinuses and eustachian tube in your inner ear.

Just don’t exhale too hard otherwise Healthline says you could rupture an eardrum.

The Toynbee maneuver is when you pinch your nose and swallow water.

Yawn or wiggle your jaw.

These forced movements help to open the eustachian tubes.

Hop in the shower for 10 minutes.

Travel + Leisure says the steam will help thin out the mucus and earwax in your ear.

Chew gum!

Medical News Today says chewing gum can help open the eustachian tubes.

It also stimulates saliva production which makes you swallow more.

And swallowing helps activate the muscles that open the eustachian tubes.

No more clogged ears?

Sweet!

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[cheems]

I did the first one, and now my second ear is also blocked, lord have mercy 😭

[vishaliapillay]

First one helped after 6 hours of blocked ears. Thank you!

[goodheavens]

After a flight your hearing is literally never the same, but I find that the next day my ears aren’t clogged

[olutobiharry]

Thank you. You just saved me from the discomfort of having clogged ears.

[kingbear]

I’m about to cry cuz one of my ears were blocked for like 5 hours and it hurts so bad and none of these worked 😭😭😭

[Alexia_.]

My ear has been clogged for a week. Everything sounds louder in one side and like there's a balloon in my ear 💀💀

[thanosmaganiaris]

Bro, it has been a day, and i still can't hear correctly. wtf
It was my first time flying.

[imanh]

Its been more than 24 hrs after flight and my ears still blocked! Very annoying, I tried everything except but they still heavy

[angelic]

I hate blocked ears. Tried ear plugs, yawning n swallowing but nothing works

[cj_sol]

My ear is now bleeding. I will be suing.

[vctoryw]

it hurts so bad if you do this but it will help

[bryanp]

Mine will stay clogged a week or two. My ear drums get sucked in the wrong way n nothing helps. Been to the ENT.

[mohammedirfan]

I drank 500ml of water and nothing happened. My left ear is so much clogged

[persidee]

bro i tried the first one and now both ears r blocked

[c.madelicious]

I’ve done all of these and they work for a little bit. My ears are still unpopped.

[bigtimenadjsoldierwarriors]

If you just take a nap or go to sleep u should be good bc I hate the popping sound in my ear

[mimod]

can't you just ask the pilots to fly lower.