Why Do My Ears Pop?
We've all experienced it, that annoying pressure in our head when we're flying in a plane or a storm front comes in, then it pops! Find out how this popping ...
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You know that feeling when you’re flying on an airplane, and your ears feel kind of stuffy? So you yawn really wide, and then there’s a POP, and that pressure is gone. But sometimes you can also hear a little popping in your ears when you just swallow normally. It’s the exact same ear anatomy at work, just keeping your ears healthy. To understand what’s happening, you have to understand how our ears process sounds. There are three sections that work together: the outer, middle, and inner ear. The outer ear is the part we can see and decorate with piercings. It funnels sound waves toward the eardrum, which is basically a thin membrane. The eardrum then vibrates three tiny bones in the middle ear, which is a small chamber that’s mostly filled with air. It’s connected to the back...
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You know that feeling when you’re flying on an airplane, and your ears feel kind of stuffy? So you yawn really wide, and then there’s a POP, and that pressure is gone. But sometimes you can also hear a little popping in your ears when you just swallow normally. It’s the exact same ear anatomy at work, just keeping your ears healthy. To understand what’s happening, you have to understand how our ears process sounds. There are three sections that work together: the outer, middle, and inner ear. The outer ear is the part we can see and decorate with piercings. It funnels sound waves toward the eardrum, which is basically a thin membrane. The eardrum then vibrates three tiny bones in the middle ear, which is a small chamber that’s mostly filled with air. It’s connected to the back...
