Named the Valsalva maneuver, after the 17th century Italian anatomist who described it, the trick is the same used by air travelers and skin divers to clear their ears on descent. It also has much ...

The Toynbee maneuver is another method people might not know by name despite relying on it to pop their ears. Like the ...

Recently, we encountered 5 patients with angina pectoris who discovered that they were able to terminate . . . From the Cardiology Service, New England Medical Center Hospitals, and the ...

A listener wrote to A Moment of Science7 with this question: "When traveling by plane what makes our ears pop, and what is it exactly that pops?" Most of us are familiar with this phenomenon of ...

Removing earwax may cause side effects, including damage to the ear canal. Earwax (cerumen) is produced in our ear canals. Its presence is usually natural and healthy. Sometimes, though ...

I’ve been testing the best shooting ear protection over the past month to see, which offers the best comfort and decibel reduction. Here are my top picks. I’ve shot USPA events that go all day, and ...

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