<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by noopsta:
I perforated an ear drum a few years back and suffer with recurrent ear infections as I play a lot of watersports. Flying used to be hell!
I came across some ear plugs that are meant to help you equalise the pressure in your inner ear (they have a hollow interior and a plastic bung that can move inside it) Not sure how scientifically sound the theory is (lots of boasting on the packaging though)! They do however work wonders for me. I would recommend them if you are prone to getting ear pain in-flight (not sure if they would help prevent infections though)
FYI: http://www.earplanes.com</font>
Thanks. I checked out their website. I'd love to see the data to support their claim that 42 million people experience pain or discomfort when traveling in an airplane!