Topic: have you experienced reduced ability to hear for a few hours or so after an airplane ride

boof started this discussion 4 years ago #103,500

I used to think it was an air pressure problem, but no, it was was my cochlea getting fucked

Poll option	Votes	Percentage
yes	2	25%
no	5	63%
never rode plane	1	13%

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 4 years ago, 6 hours later[^] [v] #1,167,495

It probably is still pressure related, tbh.

𝔹𝕝𝕠𝕞 joined in and replied with this 4 years ago, 3 hours later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,167,501

COCKlea

boof (OP) replied with this 4 years ago, 12 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,167,502

@1,167,495 (B)
well only so much as sound is pressure waves, but no this is a response that I get from any extended period of loud sound and I recognise this now, but as a kid I had no idea

I wear soft foam earplugs and they prevent the problem

Anonymous B replied with this 4 years ago, 1 hour later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,167,505

@previous (boof)

Yeah, fair, most sound related things are at least vaguely pressure related.