How To Pop Ears When You Have A Cold -

Try these gentler methods instead 👇

Save this for your next cold (or share it with someone who needs to hear it – literally). how to pop ears when you have a cold

Take a sip of water, then pinch your nose and swallow at the same time. This is much safer than the Valsalva (forcefully blowing out while pinching your nose) when you have a cold. Try these gentler methods instead 👇 Save this

Thin mucus drains better. Drink water and try a warm shower or a bowl of steaming water (with a towel over your head – eyes closed!). Thin mucus drains better

Take a sip of water or swallow hard. Sometimes that’s all it takes to open the tubes.

You know the feeling: your nose is running, your head is heavy, and your ears feel like they’re stuffed with cotton. That happens because a cold can swell your Eustachian tubes (the tiny passageways between your middle ear and throat), trapping fluid or air.