Do the astronauts get their ears clogged like when we are a plane ?

Question

Sorry . I mean , "when we are on a plane ?"

Answer 1

Good question. But when designing spacecrafts they make sure  it's super tight and secure, for a number of other reasons.

Answer 2

Actually, no. The suites are pressurized to below normal atmospheric pressure... The reason is that the suite would become rigid if it were so, so the pressure in the Eustachian tube in the inner ear would not act in the same way as in a pressurized aircraft cabin.

Dr Antony

Answer 3

Actually I read once that the space shuttle is so air tight that astronauts' ears do not pop during launch.   When you consider they gain hundreds of miles in elevation, that's pretty good.

Answer 4

probably not... airplanes are not sealed perfectly, spaceshuttles have to be for obvious reasons.

Answer 5

It all depends on how well the pressure in their sealed spacecraft is regulated.  The "ear clogging" you refer to is actually pressure on the eardrum pushing in when cabin pressure rises and pulling out when cabin pressure falls.

Answer 6

I agree with others.  For one, the cabin is air tight.  And second the suit is pressurized.  Both would eliminate the stuffy ear thing I would imagine.  Good question though!