After a flight, especially during landing, many people experience a clogged, muffled, or pressurized feeling in their ears. This happens because rapid altitude changes create an imbalance between the air pressure in your middle ear and the cabin pressure. Your Eustachian tubes (small passages connecting your middle ear to the back of your throat) struggle to equalize.
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During a flight, the air pressure changes can cause your ears to feel blocked or plugged. This is because the air pressure in the cabin is lower than the air pressure at sea level. As a result, the Eustachian tube in your ear, which connects the middle ear to the back of the throat, can become blocked, leading to discomfort and a feeling of fullness in your ears. After a flight, especially during landing, many people