"Fred Choate" wrote

After landing, it took a good 2 hours for my ears to be back to normal,
and
probably about that for my passenger as well. Just curious about this, as
I
have never experienced that before. I

More than likely, you both experienced a medical condition, causing you ears
to not equalize. This time of year, it is common to have a lot of sinus
drainage due to allergies, and then some of the drainage gets into the
estasian(sp?) tubes, and causes inflammation and plugging.

If you ever have this problem again, try a quick shot of Afrin, or other
same products to clear the drainage. You have to do that after the flight,
because I believe that is a banned over the counter medication. Of course,
your passenger is free to use it! ;-)

A decongestant/antihistamine might also help, but again be careful of the
included ingredients, and the banned medications list.
--
Jim in NC