Ear popper device
 

Has anyone ever heard of this device or even used one?

EarPopper - Earache, Ear pain, and Ear Pressure Relief Device


This would be pretty cool to have in your flight bag if your flying and your ear cannot be popped.

I read somewhere that the dive bomber guys in WWII were issued 6 inch needles to take care of inner ear blockage...

:eek::eek::eek:

@wrxsteve. looks safer that the old block your nose and inflate you head technique..


Fear Air Turbulance; Clear Air Turbulence that is hit whilst pressurizing your ears with a 6 inch needle up you nose. ;)



I cant help but get the feeling this is a case of Chinese whispers. I suspect that pilots may have actually used 6" glass syringes??

GODSEND !!! THANK YOU..

Two weeks ago, my entire family came down with a nasty sinus infection / bronchitis. Shortly after catching it, my ears clogged up. After a week of antibiotics, feeling great, and being able to breath perfectly through my nose, my ears were clogged with fluid and I had a firmness or full feeling in the inner ear.

I went to an Ear and Throat specialists. He put me on a powerful antibiotic. No change.

On Monday, I'm going to ask him about this.

What you are referring to is the Valsalva technique .. perfectly safe. In fact, in the USAF, when you visit the flight surgeon, they will make you pop each ear by this method. If you can't, you are grounded. However, the valsalva technique may not work in the case of fluid trapped in the eustacian tube. This device says it will work to correct that problem.

FWIW, "The Google" turned up at least one similar story:

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@KC10 FATboy. Cheers mate. I had always believed the old wives tale.. Best to error in caution for sight and sound IMHO. How I know better, thx.

@Golden Bear. LOL, my silly. They do it on the ground!.. Of course. Had images of dive-bomber crews approaching their targets and doing a little DIY flight deck surgery...

How is that device any different that just doing a valsalva?

its helps for blocked ears... Ive had my ears blocked flying in a cessna after having allergies... I went to try the valsalva technique many times and it didnt work at all, at some point you risk damaging your hearing if you put too much pressure doing that with blocked ears. I tired everything to relieve the pain. I couldnt even sleep that night. I ended up seeing my doctor and he prescribed antibiotics for 3 weeks which ended up grounding my flying. This ear popper device says it will relieve blocked ears like the situation I was in. Read the testimonials: http://www.earpopper.com/earpopper/testimonials.htm . I might buy one but I was wondering if someone else here has used one before.

Again, physiologically, how is that any different than a valsalva?

That machine mechanically creates higher pressure air in the nasal cavity that balances out the pressure when you open the eustachian tubes by swallowing...in the same way that you increase pressure with your throat and mouth, and balance out the pressure when you valsalva.

One costs $189.