Why do your ears pop on an airplane?

Answer 1

They hurt because you are going up in altitude causing presure to build and push on your ear drum

ANSWER: they should really only hurt if you're popping them. when u swallow or yawn they usually pop. but if you do it every now and then, the popping shouldn't hurt. one occasion where it probably will hurt is if you fall asleep during takeoff or landing. it will hurt because you went up to a really high altitude and you haven't adjusted because u were asleep. during the meals, if there are any, it's the best time to get a lot of the popping out because you're swallowing and chewing which are simple and easy methods to make the ears better.

hope that helped! ;)

Answer 2

As the plane increases in altitude, the pressure outside the plane decreases. The air inside is kept as close to normal ground pressure as possible, as you couldn't breathe the air outside the plane at high altitudes. But this still results in slight pressure changes: a decrease when climbing and an increase when landing.

The outsides of your eardrums are pressurized from the outside air, while the insides of the eardrums are pressurized through the Eustachian tube from the throat to the middle ear. Unless you regularly swallow or yawn, a pressure difference can occur, pushing the eardrums in or out. This may cause discomfort and a reduced ability to hear. When you finally do equalize the pressure, you can feel the eardrum pop back to its normal position.

*The same effect occurs when skindiving, as there is greater pressure at depth, and the increased pressure of the water on the eardrum has to be equalized frequently through the middle ear.

Answer 3

the pressure from the altitude will put pressure on your eardrum the only reason you don't die from your eardrums exploding is because your Eustachian tube helps balance pressure if people didn't have them a plane would be a death trap.

Answer 4

When the plane goes up, the air pressure in the cabin becomes less; when it goes down, the pressure becomes more. Inside your head, the pressure in your eustachian tubes may not adjust immediately, but eventually lets air out or in, causing the pop.

Answer 5

The ear pain is due to the pressure changes inside the cabin. WHen we fly in an airplane the pressure is lower than sea level, the same as about 8,000 feet. WHen the pressure inside the cabin drops, the pressure in our middle ears have to equalize or we have pain in our eardrums.

Answer 6

Because of the high altitudes when you get higher up in the air.

Answer 7

because of a change in atmospheric pressure

Answer 8

Because of air- pressure.