Painful Blocked Ear After Flying

→ Stop Valsalva if painful. Try Toynbee (pinch & swallow). Chew vigorously.

During a flight, especially during the rapid descent, the air pressure in the cabin increases faster than the pressure in your middle ear. This creates a vacuum that pulls the eardrum inward, stretching it tight and causing pain, muffled hearing, and that "clogged" sensation. How to Unblock Your Ears After the Flight painful blocked ear after flying

If you have already landed and your ear remains blocked, your goal is to open the Eustachian tube and allow air to enter the middle ear. → Stop Valsalva if painful