After Flying — How To Clear Your Ears

Pinch your nose and swallow at the same time. Swallowing naturally opens the Eustachian tubes, and the pinch adds extra pressure to help them equalize. Repeat 3–5 times.

A fake yawn won’t work. Open your mouth wide, drop your jaw, and take a deep, audible yawn. The muscle movement pulls the tubes open. If nothing happens, try tilting your head side to side while yawning. how to clear your ears after flying

That plugged, underwater feeling after a flight is miserable. You’ve landed, but your ears haven’t. This common issue—called "airplane ear" or ear barotrauma—happens when pressure changes during takeoff and landing trap air in your Eustachian tubes. Pinch your nose and swallow at the same time