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Ear Pain	Quantum	10/24/05
What is the reason for getting ear pain while I am flying in an airplane. Why the airplane industry not able yet to solve this problem. Thanks
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lilfyre		01/01/06
Your ears can hurt when you fly because of an imbalance in pressure between your middle ear and the cabin of the airplane. Usually pressure in your middle ear is equalized by your eustachian tube. But if that tube gets clogged due to congestion or some other problem, the pressure in your eardrum becomes unbalanced causing mild hearing loss, ringing or pain. If your eustachian tube becomes completely blocked, changes in pressure could be so severe that your middle ear may develop fluid build-up or even start to bleed. The information I have listed is taken from the listed link below, http://www.healthyontario.com/PageFactory.aspx?PageID=255 I found some thing that is suppose to stop it but I have not used it so I will not vouch for it, http://www.lifewithease.com/earplane.html I hope this was in some way helpful to you. (O:

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