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How To Unclog Ears After Flying [better] (2026)

That plugged, stuffy, underwater feeling in your ears after a landing is incredibly common. It’s called "airplane ear" (barotrauma), and it happens when the air pressure in your middle ear doesn’t equalize quickly enough with the cabin pressure. The Eustachian tube—a tiny canal that connects your middle ear to the back of your throat—gets stuck shut.