A few years ago, I was flying after coming off of a pretty terrible sinus infection. Besides looking like a hot mess, my still puffy and tender cheeks decided to wage a war on my head during our ...

Q: I suffer terribly from ear pain when flying. I take the decongestant pseudoephedrine, chew gum and blow my nose, but none of these strategies is working anymore to relieve the pressure. Do you have ...

Q: I cannot tell you how much pain I suffered on airplanes. My ears felt like someone was putting knives in them. I screamed during flights. My ear bled. The pain was worse than giving birth to my ...

Ear pain during and after flying — otherwise known as “airplane ear” — is generally considered to be a trivial part of travel. It’s a small price to pay while soaring through the air to your ...

BURLINGTON, VT — With the holiday vacation week approaching, parents have been flying up to me asking me if there’s anything I can to do to reduce their child’s ear discomfort when they are on an ...

Q. I suffer terribly from ear pain when flying. I take the decongestant pseudoephedrine, chew gum and blow my nose, but none of these strategies is working anymore to relieve the pressure. Do you have ...

To understand how to unclog your ears, it’s helpful to know why they get blocked in the first place. When a plane ascends or descends, the rapid change in cabin pressure can create an imbalance ...

Millions of people dread flying. It's not really the long security lines, the puny snacks or the lack of legroom. It's not even the frequent delays or the lost luggage. For a lot of fliers the problem ...

Some allergies may lead to the development of ear pain. This may be due to increased pressure or fluid buildup from congestion or irritation in the sinuses, which connect to the ears. In these cases, ...

While flying home to Kentucky after spending Thanksgiving in California, Shelby Heiskell struggled with "excruciating" ear pain before a flight attendant shared a "hot cup" hack to relieve the ...

Pain behind the ear could be related to the ear itself or nearby structures that share a nerve supply with it. Several possible causes of pain behind the ear, including jaw inflammation, a dental ...