Relief washed over him in his left ear. The sound of the engines suddenly roared back into clarity on that side. But the right ear remained stubbornly sealed, a balloon of high-pressure air trapped behind the drum. The pain was sharpening, a distinct needle-point ache deep in the canal.
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| Don’t | Why | |-------|-----| | Blow your nose hard | Forces pressure backward, can worsen pain or damage eardrum | | Stick anything in your ear | Q-tips, keys, or tools will not reach the Eustachian tube and may perforate eardrum | | Hold a sneeze | Can send high pressure into the middle ear | | Sleep with head tilted down | Increases congestion | Relief washed over him in his left ear
Suddenly, the "door" swung open. A sharp, cool sensation rushed into his right ear as the high-pressure air escaped and equalized with the cabin. The pain vanished instantly, replaced by a wave of relief so profound he almost laughed out loud. The "underwater" feeling was gone; he could hear the baby crying three rows back and the distinct clink of ice in a plastic cup. The pain was sharpening, a distinct needle-point ache