Do your ears pop when going up a steep hill?
By John Welford
@indexer (4852)
Leicester, England
November 19, 2018 12:32pm CST
When we are driving in the countryside and going up a steep hill, my wife often says that her ears "pop". I think I know what she means, but I have to say that mine never do and never have done.
My question therefore is - is she unusual or am I? And what exactly is happening here?
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5 responses
@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
19 Nov 18
@indexer I have to buy candy to use when the plane goes up and down.
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
20 Nov 18
i live near the water-my ears pop all the time.just a shift in the weather will do it sometimes.
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
Mine does when travelling or driving towards high altitudes such as a mountain vacation resort. My worst experiences were in the late 60 to early 70s when they used pre-WWII designed DC-3 planes that were non-pressurized at that time for inter-island travel because runways of some islands were too short for the newer jets. As a kid back then it would take a day or more to clear my ears so I could enjoy my travel vacation.
@aureliah (24687)
• Kenya
19 Nov 18
I have not experience this but people are different. I panic when a flight takes off
