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 Saved my hearing June 30, 2008
Ok, so I am a moron and flew with the flu. It was on our honeymoon and I thought that a bottle of Nyquil and some Actifed would clear me up enough to fly. Oops. I was wrong. Not only did my ears not pop for four days, I got two special trips to the ER. I also ended up with about 20% hearing loss in my left ear that I blame on the flight. For the return flight I tried these ear plugs. I was problem free the rest of the flight. I will never fly without them again. Plus it gives my hubby something to laugh at since you bear a strong resemblance to Frankenstein when wearing them.
For those who experience a LOT of ear pain when flying June 26, 2008
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Most people don't need these. Most people can handle the pressure changes when flying by yawning or chewing gum. I'm not one of those people. In fact, I sometimes get ear pain when riding elevators in tall buildings!
I've been using these nifty little devices for many years. They are truly effective. These earplugs are NOT designed to block noise. They are designed to be tiny air pressure relief valves for your ears. While wearing them, I must conintue to yawn, swallow, whatever it takes to "pop" my ears during takeoff and landing. What the plugs do is to slow down the pressure changes enough so my pressure relieving activites can keep up with my ears' needs.
If you have had problems with flying in the past, or if you are going to have to fly while your head is all stuffed up, I recommend using Earplanes. I would also recommend them for those flying with children who won't understand how to "pop" their ears. (Use the children's size, of course!) I think they're much too expensive to use if you just want some noise-absorption.
Read the box carefully. You really can't use them for more than 2 flights, maybe 4 if you really have to push it. They just end up not doing their job; apparently the tiny ceramic filters inside get clogged up quickly. Make sure you insert them correctly, and don't take them out until the plane is at cruise altitude. Make sure to put them in about an hour before landing. Usually the pressure change when they go down the first 5000 feet alerts me, but your ears might not be as sensitive.
This Product WORKS! January 6, 2008
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I have always had severe ear pain when flying (especially during descents). At times it felt like someone was sticking a pencil deep into my ear. If you have ever experienced ear pain like this, or just annoying popping/clogging of your ears while flying, try this product. It is worth the few bucks. I found this product to eliminate that sharp shooting ear pain that used to drive me almost to tears flying. I used to take Sudafed before I flew to dry up my sinuses/ears before flying and just hope for the best. This product worked for me. I flew with a cold and had no sharp shooting pains. I was absolutely shocked at how well this product worked, especially since I had a full blown cold at the time. So please take it from me, if you suffer from ear pain/discomfort from flying, try this product. I travel a lot and I used to dread the descent every time.
When I flew I had two layovers on each end (so four take-offs/landings) and I used one pair of Earplanes and they worked each time. I found the product worked best when I left the Earplanes in during the whole duration of the flight, although the box says you can take them out during mid-flight and then put them in before descent. Since I had a cold, I didn't want to mess around. The only drawback I had was that I couldn't listen to my iPod since I have earbud headphones. But I was content to sleep. The Earplanes drown out noise nicely, while still allowing you to hear the overhead announcements. I am so incredibly happy with this product. I wish I had heard of it sooner. So for all of you with ear problems, there is hope for flying!
Great when you have a cold... January 14, 2007
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In the past I have had severe ear pain while traveling by air, especially when I have a head cold. I recently used a pair of earplanes on a trip (while I had a horrible head cold), and I never felt any pain at all.... These are amazing! They not only keep the pressure from bothering you, but they keep the noise down too.
 Great for kids January 8, 2007
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My son always has problems with flying and his ears really bother him, so we bought the EarPlanes and they were great. We just inserted them before the flight and removed them once we had reached our altitude. Then reinserted them when it was time to land. It worked great for us, no more crying. Yeah.
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