Air pressure drops as the plane takes off, and increase altitude.

This causes the air pressure to increase inside the ear-drum, hearing becomes difficult and ear drum starts to be painful. Trying to blow your nose makes it worst, and there is no solution to this problem until touch down.

If on a long haul flight for 10 hours or more, the damage to the ear drums could be significant. If you experience 'ringing sound' in the ear/s consult the ENT specialist. If you are hearing loud 'pop' sounds, there could be spiders inside.

Anyone can suggest a quick remedy for this problem?

Street Smart

Replying to [Street Smart]:

Pinch your nose and, with mouth shut, blow out gently. Swallowing, chewing gum or sucking sweets also helps relieve ear pressure and 'ringing ears'. So it's good to collect some of those sweets offered by the flight attendants before take-off (keep some for the plane descent as well).

macs2005

Replying to [Street Smart]:
Protect Your Ears From In-Flight Pain

--For a comfortable air trip, follow this four-step plan

Up to one in three airline passengers suffers ear discomfort, pain, or even temporary hearing loss on takeoff or landing. In fact, the condition is so common that doctors have dubbed it aerotitus, says Jennifer Derebery, MD, an associate at the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles and assistant clinical professor of otolaryngology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Rapid changes in air pressure cause the air pocket inside the middle ear to expand during takeoff and contract during descent, stretching the eardrum. To equalize pressure, air must enter or escape through the eustachian tube--the needle-thin opening that connects the middle ear and nose. "When the tube can't adjust, the pain can be excruciating," says Dr. Derebery.

Infection, congestion, allergies, irritation from pollution, and physiological problems such as scarring from childhood ear infections can block the eustachian tube. Stricter noise regulations at airports, which require planes to make sharper, more rapid descents, have also made the problem more common.

The first rule: Avoid flying if you have a respiratory infection or allergies that cause congestion. But if you can't, take these steps:

The Day Before Your Flight
Take a decongestant, such as Sudafed, every 6 hours and continue for 24 hours after you land to shrink membranes in the sinus and ear. Follow the precautions on the label.

Right Before You Board
Use a pediatric-strength nasal spray once as directed. This helps open the eustachian tube, without giving you more medication than you need.

During the Flight
Chew gum, yawn, or swallow to help keep the tube open. Or try earplugs specially designed to minimize ear pain while flying.

Before You Land
About 45 minutes prior to arrival, Dr. Derebery recommends using the pediatric nasal spray every 5 minutes for 15 minutes. Sit upright to make it easier for pressure to equalize.

source: http://www.prevention.com/article/0,5778,s1-6-79-227-288-1,00.html

Replying to [Street Smart]:
for this high pressure, i suggest that forbid the hypertensive person air to flight. please attention.

James

Replying to [Moolan99]:Thanks Moolan.

We may plan for our overseas trip, but we cannot plan when not to catch a flu.

Your advises are worth taking note of, and we will follow them the next time such occurance do happen.

Street Smart