Originally Posted by
sandrich
thanks for the info guys. I figured it was just due to inflamed sinuses/canals.However, I do have small ears, or openings. I guess time will tell.
Have your primary care doc recommend an ENT, or let him / her have a look himself. Inflammation from allergies would be obvious, and is easily treated as noted above. If this isn't the issue, you need to find out what gives before you go up high again. 25,000 feet of pressure will bend your nerve endings, as you found out. Yes, "exercising" the eustachian tubes helps, but you're already doing that enough in your normal flying.
It's worth the copay to find out.
