Why Do My Ears Pop?

We’ve all experienced it, that annoying pressure in our head when we’re flying in a plane or a storm front comes in, then it pops! Find out how this popping happens and things to avoid so you don’t harm your ears.

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Sources:
http://gizmodo.com/why-your-ears-pop-and-what-to-do-if-they-dont-505598950
http://www.entnet.org/content/ears-and-altitude
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001064.htm
http://www.neurophys.wisc.edu/h&b/textbook/mid_ear.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2346543/
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1948907-overview
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/874348-overview
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9950758
http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/6303/SPUMS_V26N3_6.pdf?sequence=1

Images:
Eardrum: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TM_RIGHT_NORMAL.jpg
Illustration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anatomy_of_the_Human_Ear.svg