• Question: Why do my ears pop if I go too deepo in water and how can I stop it?

    Asked by nicolecullen96 to Antonia, Douglas, Hugh, Matt, Tom on 15 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Matthew Hurley

      Matthew Hurley answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      This is the same as when your ears go pop at altitude – the pressure difference between the outside and inside your middle ear. The pressure equalises when air either goes in (or out) of the middle ear through your eustacian tubes (a tube between your ear and your throat). You can stop this by not going too deep under water!

    • Photo: Antonia Hamilton

      Antonia Hamilton answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      Divers often pinch their nose and blow out their cheeks. This opens the passage between your mouth and your ear and equalises the pressure in your ears. then your ears won’t hurt or pop any more.

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