Hypoxia and Medicine

Why do high altitudes cause painful pressure in my ears and head?

last time i was on an airplane my ears hurt so bad i wanted to cry!! and for the first time ever, my head hurt really bad too like it was going to pop! why does this happen and is there anyway to avoid it?

Public Comments

1. Suck on a hard sweet on an aeroplane. It stops them popping. Your ears naturally try and equalise the pressure on both sides of your ear and this can be painful. The pop is them equalising, but sometimes they don't pop! The swet really help I find-at take off and landing, I heard it before, it has proved to be right, and some airlines give you sweets for it! Hope this helps!