Do you have volitional control over the pressure in your ears? I.e. in an airplane, can you squeeze a certain muscle to relieve the pressure in your ears as the airplane ascends or descends?
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But, it's not nearly as powerful as holding my nose and blowing.
I've had a bit of a cold over the last few days, and being able to flex my jaw muscles to alleviate pressure in my ear has been invaluable.
Do you mean perform a valsalva maneuver or en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valsalva_
equalize pressure hands-free?
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Whoa wait, why is this so common? Do people not understand the question, or it’s way more common than earlier reports suggest, or there’s a crazy selection effect?
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Of course. It’s called “swallowing”. In an exaggerated way.
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I can also stop myself from sneezing and hiccuping voluntary too. I dont have flashy skills but there we go.
