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Chewing gum and having sips of drink or water.
My son has this problem, and so we give him a lot to chew and eat, which helps reduce some problems. Swallowing helps, but also the mechanical action also helps equalize the pressure by moving the tissue around the Eustachian tubes, etc. Just a though - it's worked for us. "Calum" wrote in message ... My wife suffers from sore ears during flight and we are facing two commercial flights in one afternoon which she is not looking forward to. Does anyone have any good tips to avoid the pain? Thanks in advance. Calum |
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I fly for a living and I can tell you, in addition to valsalva'ing, don't drink
anything cold(with ice). The cold constricts the throat and eustation tubes preventing the pressure to equalize. Keep well hydrated, drink lots of water, avoid caffeine, keep a bottle of Afrin or Sinex handy. Calum wrote: My wife suffers from sore ears during flight and we are facing two commercial flights in one afternoon which she is not looking forward to. Does anyone have any good tips to avoid the pain? Thanks in advance. Calum ----------------------------------------------------------------------- I am BillGatus of Borg. Resistance is futile. You will be assim [General Protection Fault] |
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