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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! ;)
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 7y agoAs 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.
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∙ 14y agothe 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.
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∙ 14y agoWhen 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.
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∙ 10y agoThe 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.
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∙ 13y agoBecause of the high altitudes when you get higher up in the air.
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∙ 13y agobecause of a change in atmospheric pressure
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∙ 13y agoBecause of air- pressure.
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Why do your ears pop when your airplane takes off?
As the plane climbs, the pressure drops, even in a pressure cabin. The pop is your ears equalizing from ground pressure to altitude pressure.
Why do your ears pop when you are in an airplane and the plane descends for a landing?
Because of the dramatic air pressure change.
Your ears pop when you ride in an airplane or when you drive to the mountains why?
b/c of th high altitude
What causes your ears to pop on an airplane?
The popping is a result of your body/head adjusting to the pressure differences while on the plane.
Why do your ears pop in an airplane take off?
This also frequently occurs on landing mainly because of the difference in air pressure.
How can you make your ears not pop on an airplane?
Chew gum, lick a lolipop, pinch your nose and blow with your mouth shut. Hope i helped!
When riding in an airplane there is often the sensation of popping in the ears What might causes this sensation?
It caused by change in pressure. When internal air pressure is higher than of surrounding it causes your ears to pop.
What defines low air pressure and where is low air pressure typically found?
There is low air pressure usually when you are up in a mountain or in an airplane like when your ears pop after you get in an airplane and you are at high altitude your ears do this because the pressure inside your ears and the pressure in the air is not the same. When there low air pressure the air is less dense.
What happens to your body as you descend in water?
your ears pop your ears pop
What do you feel on an airplane takeoff?
When an airplane takes off, passengers will feel the acceleration and lift off of the plane as it leaves the ground. Sometimes this can make passengers nervous, or as it receives elevation, it can make peoples ears pop.
Does chewing gum helps your ears on an airplane?
NO!
When do your ears pop in and out?
Ears "pop" when there is a change in pressure. It is the bodys way to prevent discomfort from pressure changes.
