Does ear-cupping really help with air pressure pain on a flight?
Travelers swear by this old wives’s tale for relieving ear pain, but doctors are skeptical of the hot cup’s efficacy.
The New Zealand Herald12d
Air-pressure pain in ears during flights can be eased but experts sceptical about paper cups and towels
When it’s a chronic issue, Cushing sends patients to an ear, nose and throat doctor, who may recommend a minimally invasive surgery to implant pressure equalisation tubes in the eardrum.