Flying with a Cold = Nightmare

Hi there! since I'll be on the bed this whole day, let me share about #flyingwithacold. To avoid #flyingwithacold ideally, anyone with cold, respiratory / ear problem, should not fly. yeah right. what if we already have tickets? Here I warn you, #flyingwithacold can be painful. The earache feels exactly as same as the pain you get when you can't equalize while diving. The earache during #flyingwithacold is caused by unequal pressure that develops between the air in the middle ear & the air outside the air. In my experience, usually we only need either yawn, pinch nose + swallow, or chew. but if you #flyingwithacold then it's a different story. The earache during #flyingwithacold came while the plane starts descending. I tried all those three mentioned before, nothing works. I can feel how the air pressure push my eardrums forcefuly during #flyingwithacold and all I can do was hope for the eardrum didn't damaged. To deal with #flyingwithacold a friend suggest me to soak two towel into hot water, put it in two cups, & cover our ears with it during landing. People #flyingwithacold can take antihistamine tablet to reduce mucus and use decongestan nasal spray to dry the mucus in the nose. Browsing around, there's also special earplug for people #flyingwithacold , it wil slow the rate of airpressure change in the eardrums. After #flyingwithacold like me, you may still feels pain in your ears while sneeze/cough/swallow, days after your flight. OK then, that's all about #flyingwithacold , hopefully you're all healthy and keep traveling! *wishesfromundermywarmblanket*