Horribly painful ear, jaw and head pains after aeroplane flight?

Question

Hello again, guys! I just returned from my holiday (today) and it was splendid, but as we were about fifteen minutes from touchdown back in England, my ears began to pop and un-pop repeatedly while I was still on the aircraft. I could hear very little noise for some ten minutes and the pain I felt in both ears was literally excruciating. I also noticed that all the babies and little children on the aircraft begin to scream and cry which was frustrating but understandable! After the flight and the return journey home, I noticed that my jaw felt unusually sore and achey and I haven't got a clue why. We landed at the airport over eight hours ago and my jaw and my head are beginning to seriously hurt. I also feel extremely tired, drained and exhausted but not at all sleepy. Does anyone have any possibly reason for these abnormal occurences? And no - it can't be jet lag because there was only a one hour time difference between England and France. Please help, you guys! Have any of you ever felt this way after a two hour flight? Thankyou all in advance.

Answer 1

I don't know how to explain why this happens. It has to do with pressure on your inner ear that changes with altitude. Being a short flight could make the occurrence more profound. Try pinching your nose and blowing gently to open your ear canals. You may also want to try taking some Tylenol and chewing some gum as this helps to regulate the pressure in your ear and the Tylenol will give you some pain relief. This is normal, but sometimes painful. Next flight chew gum during take off and landing and this should prevent the problem.  

Answer 2

Planes need to be pressurized at and above about 10,000 ft. above sea level; when descending, the plane is de-pressurized starting at about 12,000 ft (the plane is descending at about 1,000 ft. per minute). The pain you feel might be relieved by forcing yourself to yawn. Ethelucy's advice is sound, no question. But I find that when ascending AND descending, yawning is the #1 best way to combat the pressure differences. Try it!

Answer 3

You might have poped your eardrum,plain and simple.I would check it out with a doctor and really see what the probelm is.