Tell-me-I'm-not-going-deaf-filter: I was flying home from Chicago one night ago, happily listening to the new Cornelius album - drifting off into the soft relief that benedryl supplies when you have been rocking a head cold for 2 days (sore throat, leaky nose, watery eyes, headache) - when suddenly I'm wide awake with a severe pain in both my ears from the plane starting its decent. And it lasts. I swallow and swallow, but I'm reeling in pain, saying terribly mean things to my very confused and sleepy girlfriend - and it doesn't stop until well after I'm off the plane. [more inside]
posted on Oct 3, 2007 - 45 answers

Above the pressure at sea level, how many additional PSI can I expect checked luggage to experience ? [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2006 - 15 answers

I have read that airplane cabin pressures are regulated to match the pressure at about 8000 ft. Why is the pressure not regulated to approximate ground level conditions? [more inside]
posted on Aug 2, 2005 - 11 answers

What's a surefire way to pop one's ear following a flight on an airplane (or anytime else)?
posted on Mar 27, 2004 - 17 answers