https://www.pitara.com/tags/ear-popping/Recent content in Ear Popping on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/why-do-ears-pop/Mon, 26 Oct 1998 01:08:58 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/why-do-ears-pop/<p>Recently I went to the top of a skyscraper in a lift. After I had gone up a few stories, I felt a funny sensation in my ears. My eardrums seemed like they were growing and were about to burst. As I went a little higher, the sensation was worse. My fellow passengers in the lift told me to swallow a few times. This would help the sensation pass, they said. And, it did.<br> This happens to a lot of people when they are flying, or skiing downhill at very high speeds, or going deep into a mine well.</p>