There's another thread posted here on the forums that is exactly in-line with this subject, but given the fact that it's over 5 years old I thought it best to let the sleeping dog lie and re-open the subject with just a link to the thread.

Here's the link to the thread I am referring to: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4472

The pain that this article is not your average run-of-the-mill discomfort. On a scale of 1-10, this is a solid 9.0 just below burning to death or some grisly painful exit. Imagine the person in the seat next to you taking a 6-inch icepick and driving it into your forehead just above your eye and twisting it around. Yes, it's that bad. I've searched the Internet and medical texts, and even gone so far as to seek professional medical care for it.. all came up dry. That is, until I found this thread here (linked above).

Interestingly enough, the first time I experienced this condition (not including forgotten childhood experiences) was not in an aircraft, but in a car traveling from the Ventura County area to the Bakersfield flatlands. As we drove down the hill leaving the Tejon pass into Bakersfield, a very sharp pain interrupted our relaxing drive, and began to hurt so bad that tears began streaming down my face as I pulled the car off the road. It was excruciating, and the remnants of it lasted for days afterwards.

Last week my family and I embarked on a trip to Newark on an American Airlines B757-200. With my fearful-flying wife, my 2 year old kid and I, it was bound to be a “fun” experience. Sure enough, as the plane began it's descent into the New York airspace, that pain began to creep into my forehead. One minute into the start of it, I had my face buried into my hands screaming inside for the pain to stop and begging for mercy. Embarrassed, I had my head turned towards the window with tears streaming down my face all the while my kid screaming in pain from not being able to pop her ears and my fearful wife trying to look after both of us while she dealt with her own terror. When we landed, it was gone in about 2 hours – much to my relief.

Not ready to deal with that again, I made sure to take Tylenol Cold & Sinus 2 hours before departure, and again 2 hours before landing. However, as the 757 neared the Los Angeles area, it began descending for KLAX and that pain –this time above my left eye-- began to sear. It hurt worse than anything I've ever felt before, and I'm a grown man whose flown many times in the past and recently. I honestly wondered if it was going to cause some sort of damage to my brain. It got a tiny bit better as we neared touchdown, but unlike landing in Newark I am still feeling the dull aching pressure even as I pen this post a day later. To my loving wife, thank you for overcoming your fear to give me some reassurance that my head was still attached and my eye was still in its socket. I love you, baby.

For those of you who have felt this sharp, excruciating pain you know exactly how bad it is. My sympathies. I cannot imagine how bad childbirth must feel, but as a man I believe this is as close as I will ever get to understanding.

How many of you still are experiencing this condition? Any hot-shot remedies? Tylenol Cold and Sinus didn't work at all and I'm dying to get rid of the pressure remaining from last night's flight (and the associated dizziness that's followed).