...and I thought I was the only one! This has happened to me on several occasions. I also try to take a decongestant before we take off and that seems to work but, when I forget, I get a quick reminder as we descend through 17K-10K feet. Since guys aren't cool when they scream in pain on an airplane, I now realize that there might be several people around me also screaming silently to themselves. All I picture is someone jamming knitting needles into my head and thinking that this is what a lobotomy must feel like. Thanks for bringing up this topic. Maybe everyone could try to remember what type of aircraft they were on to see if there is a similarity?