Lie down on your side with your legs straight and arms at your sides. Place your index and middle fingers firmly behind your jawbone and under your ear. Slide your fingers down your neck, applying ...

To understand how to unclog your ears, it’s helpful to know why they get blocked in the first place. When a plane ascends or descends, the rapid change in cabin pressure can create an imbalance ...

Here’s what’s happening when you feel that ear pressure, the most common causes behind it, how to find relief and when it may ...

When you're struck by a head cold, flu or allergies, symptoms can quickly intensify as congestion travels to the sinuses. The result: Swelling that feels like a pressure cooker inside your head, with ...

If your ears feel clogged while flying, try yawning, chewing, or swallowing to help relieve some of the pressure that’s causing clogged ears. These movements can open the eustachian tubes, which ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Key Takeaways Pressure in your head is often not serious and can be caused by ...

Finally—it’s vacation time. You’re thrilled to be OOO and flying to a dream destination, but that feeling is quickly stamped out by takeoff, knowing the inevitable cranial pressure and ear pops that ...

Many people learn to clear their ears (and sinuses) when swimming or diving underwater out of necessity. Though this is part of the instruction in a scuba diving course, recreational swimming does not ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Finally—it’s vacation time. You’re thrilled to be OOO and flying to a dream destination, but that feeling ...

Cotton swabs “really weren’t made to clean your ears — all they do is just push the wax deeper down into your ear canal and this causes an impaction,” Dr. Tonia L. Farmer, who goes by Dr. Nose Best, ...