Sore ears

Punch your wife on the nose - its funny because they completely forget about
their ears then!
"ShawnD2112" wrote in message
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That does sound like an improvement. Thanks for the tip!

Shawn
"G. Sylvester" wrote in message
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Yes, Shawn has it just right...as an airman who flew some 13,000
hours in unpressurized aircraft with problem Eustachian
tubes(sp?), I've learned what works and what doesn't. ....
As the other poster said you need to practice 'valsalva'. One
small caution here, practicing valsalva while you have a cold can
force germ ridden mucus into the Eustachian tubes (so they say).
I've NEVER been troubled with this even though I had to valsalva
'every time I descended'. (for 26 YEARS).....

I did it your way for years (mostly commercial flights as a passenger)
until I learned the correct way at an FAA aviation physiology class
(highly recommended BTW). This makes it MUCH easier. So it is
never too late to learn. ;-)


Tilt your head towards the hand you grab your nose with. This will
pop the ear opposite side from which you grabbed it. Do the same
but now with they otherhand and tilting your head towards that
hand. I know it sounds stupid but this forces the eustacian tube
to stretch and MUCH easier to pop especially if it is clogged up.
The worst thing and the natual thing to do is put your
head down which makes popping your ears even more difficult.

Gerald

Chris wrote:
Punch your wife on the nose - its funny because they completely forget about
their ears then!

chris, you're a moron.

And inconsiderate.

And rude.

"Blanche Cohen" wrote in message
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Chris wrote:
Punch your wife on the nose - its funny because they completely forget
about
their ears then!

chris, you're a moron.

And inconsiderate.

But my wife loves me!
And rude.

Made me laugh. Not going to relate to my wife though, (or try it!)

Calum


"Chris" wrote in message
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"Blanche Cohen" wrote in message
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Chris wrote:
Punch your wife on the nose - its funny because they completely forget
about
their ears then!

chris, you're a moron.

And inconsiderate.

But my wife loves me!
And rude.

Very good Gerald (my brother's name BTW). Yes, it's never too
late to learn...I hadn't come across this one but it makes
sense...thanks...

your welcome. I learned it in the FAA aviation physiology
class taught at Beale AFB. Highly recommended. They
also do rapid decompression and the effect of lack of
oxygen on night flight....no exaggeration when I say
it looked like someone turned the lights on in a black
room within seconds of putting on the oxygen mask.
Although I didn't try it myself nor can take any responsibility
for what it would do to a laptop but it would have been
even better to try to 'fly' on MS Flight Sim/XFlight with
the lack of oxygen.

anyway, glad I can pass along the info...

Gerald

"Calum" wrote in message
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Made me laugh. Not going to relate to my wife though, (or try it!)


There was some truth in the story. My wife found herself with sore ears and
went to her bag in the overhead locker to get some gum. Some articles had
shifted on take off and as she ducked to avoid something dropping on her
head she banged her nose on her arm.

This resulted in a nose bleed a very painful nose and the forgetting of the
painful ears.

What was even funnier was the look of horror on the flight attendants face
when I pinged the bell and asked for lots of tissues to help staunch the
blood. She came back carrying tissues wearing rubber gloves.

I told here she should not worry about helping and I would deal with it. Its
surprising how much and how easily you bleed at 35000ft.

So a punch on the nose is a good way of dealing with sore ears.

"Chris" wrote:


"Calum" wrote in message
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Made me laugh. Not going to relate to my wife though, (or try it!)


There was some truth in the story. My wife found herself with sore ears and
went to her bag in the overhead locker to get some gum. Some articles had
shifted on take off and as she ducked to avoid something dropping on her
head she banged her nose on her arm.

This resulted in a nose bleed a very painful nose and the forgetting of the
painful ears.

What was even funnier was the look of horror on the flight attendants face
when I pinged the bell and asked for lots of tissues to help staunch the
blood. She came back carrying tissues wearing rubber gloves.

I told here she should not worry about helping and I would deal with it. Its
surprising how much and how easily you bleed at 35000ft.

So a punch on the nose is a good way of dealing with sore ears.


Not to be a nitpicker But to nitpick just a 'leedle', you were
likely at about 8500 feet...that's approx what they keep the
cabin altitude at when cruising around 35K...
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-Gord.
(use gordon in email)