For some people, going on vacation by plane is really no fun. The difference in pressure causes them enormous earaches. And ...

Equalize air pressure between the middle ear and your environment Drain excess fluid from the middle ear Protect the ear from sounds caused by breathing and swallowing Eustachian tube dysfunction ...

A doctor has explained why your ears may be painful when you fly in a plane, and shared several techniques for how to ease ...

IF you come down with a cough, sneezing or sniffles in the days before you’re due to travel, cancelling your flight can seem ...

can cause the pressure inside your ear to be different from the pressure outside your ear (barotrauma). This causes a blockage of the Eustachian tube that prevents the air from equalizing. You may be ...

Travelers swear by this old wives’s tale for relieving ear pain, but doctors are skeptical of the hot cup’s efficacy.

Patulous eustachian tube is a type of dysfunction wherein the tube stays open most of the time. Typically, the tube stays closed and only opens to equalize air pressure between the middle ear and ...

An earache can turn a happy, energetic child into a cranky, uncomfortable one in no time. It's a common struggle—5 out of 6 ...

Take a decongestant as directed before flying to equalize the pressure in your ears. You can also open your Eustachian tube by yawning, sneezing, or chewing gum. A tear or hole from a perforated ...