Galley Gossip: Blocked ears - how to ease the pain in flight

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6-13-2010 @ 6:22PM

Shirley said...

Both of my eardrums ruptured when I was an infant from a severe infection (no antibiotics then). The left eardrum ruptured once when flying (about 20 years ago). Since I fly quite a bit and the pain was excruciating, I purchased, for a couple of dollars, little plastic gadgets, little plastic corkscrews, called "EarPlanes" If you put these in about an hour before scheduled landing, (actually when the plane begins its descent), there will be no pain. Do not think you can use them for children but they have been lifesavers for me because there are no after effects after landing, either.

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