In Reply to: 'airplane ear' help please posted by shaddup on Monday, 22. January 2007 at 10:44 Bali Time:
My husband suffered badly. Couldn't dive for a week after a flight, just couldn't equalise. He was in terrible pain and deaf as a post into the bargain!!
Tried everything with no joy. ENT prescribed drugs/drops/sprays etc etc.
It had just about got to the stage where he had decided he couldn't take flying any more.
The we discovered the little airplane ears.... Well!!!!...what a fantastic invention. He has not had a moments problem since. I see litle kids screaming and have to tap the parents on the shoulder and tell them about them.I don't understand why they are not more strongly promoted.
They are not meant to be reusable but he gets a few flights from a pair. Jut pop them in prior to take off and landing..easy!!!
In our experience they really do work. Available at airport I know.