Ear pain when flying

This is a bit of a departure from Alice pictures, but I wanted to share my experience to help others.

I don't know if anyone else suffers from terrible ear pain when they fly. I can tell you I do!!!!!! It's not very pleasant at all. The take-off isn't too bad, but the landing part is terrible when the pressure in the plane changes. The pressure in my ears builds up and has no-where to escape, so causes pain. I also can't hear anything for the rest of that day until the pressure in my ears releases. Normally to relieve it I take ibuprofen and decongestants as I get on the plane (or if the flight is a lot longer, 45 mins before landing), then eat extra strong mints during the flight. In my single days I used to use these as a chat up line if I was sitting next to a handsome man. If he accepted a mint when offered, then I knew we would have a good chat and if he declined, then he wouldn't chat and I would be bored the rest of the flight. Worked every time. Try it!!

Why am I telling you all this? Well last year when we went to Canada I couldn't take any of the medication as we were trying for a little Alice. Instead I found something called "earplanes". They are little plastic ear plugs which helps to release the pressure in your ears. I used them on the flight to Belfast and they were fantastic. For the first time, the pressure didn't build up and I wasn't in pain and also I could hear perfectly when I took them out at the end of the flight. Hurrah!!!! So I've used them on every flight since. Have worked each time. They are fantastic. If you suffer like I do, then suffer no more.

You can get them in Boots, they also have their own brand, which works too. You don't have them in for the whole flight, just take off and as you can feel the pressure change on the descent.

Hope this helps someone out there get rid of the pain of flying.

No doubt there'll be more Alice pictures soon.