New Super Soft Adult EarPlanes® Ear Plugs Airplane Travel Ear Protection 3 Pair

I was very skeptical about whether these would work or if they were just a gimmick and I was pleasantly surprised that they work very well! I suffer from severe ear pain when landing in lower altitude areas (I live in Denver). It sometimes feels like someone is hammering a screwdriver into my ear, it’s so painful. I put these in my ears about 30 minutes before landing and they worked like a charm. Make sure you follow the instructions on what to do before insertion. I’m buying more of these and will bring them on every flight! Easy to put in and to remove and most importantly, I didn’t have the awful ear pressure pain that I usually experience, no pain at all.

I have used these in the past for flying due to Eustachian tube dysfunction but since I hadn’t flown since 2016 they were long gone. I was pleased that they still work just as well as they did a decade ago. The free phone app tracking the cabin pressure was also helpful but realistically you can tell if your ears are uncomfortable without it.Other reviews complaining they didn’t reduce noise are moot because that is not they are for. They are for reducing ear pain and pressure. I have found that people saying they don’t work tend to not put them into their ears far enough.It doesn’t hurt to try them if you experience ear and sinus pain or pressure when you fly.

At the risk of sounding like a paid actor (I'm not lol), these things work! I went on a plane for the first time last year without knowing how bad it was going to be. My ears were popping to the extreme and it was so painful and very scary even. When I got to my destination I could barely hear anything to the point where I could not have a conversation with anyone. Even when I came back I could not hear for weeks and I had severe ear aches and constant popping. Well this year I decided to try the earplanes and they worked extremely well! I put them in my ear before take off and pretty much kept them in the whole time because they also help with sound. I will say that sometimes during the flight I held them in with my hands because I experience a little popping but was only a few times, like two or three. My ears are super sensitive so someone else may not have this issue. But I will say that my ears felt 95% better than last year. I could hear perfectly well when I got off the plane and was not in pain or discomfort. On my way back which was a 4-Hour trip I experienced a little more popping but it was seriously only 3 to 5 times and it was very minimal. I came home with a very slight earache but nothing compared to what I experienced last year. On the flight they work so good I literally started crying and I had to look away so people couldn't see that tears were coming from my eyes. I prayed and thank G*d in heaven that I found this product. I feel like my ears were saved from certain damage and discomfort. I gave it 4 out of 5 stars because I still experience a tiny bit of popping but like I said it was very minimal. If you have super sensitive ears like me I highly recommend this product.

These things. They changed travel for me.I don’t fly much, so I reached almost 3 decades of life before realizing that I have inner ear problems that cause excruciating pain during flying. My last flights before these resulted in so much discomfort and blocked ears (hearing loss) for 4 days after landing. Awful way to experience Disney World. The flight home was worse because I picked up someone’s sinus infection while vacationing. Tears streaming down my face as I chewed gum and drank water and ate cookies and worked my jaw and pulled on my ears and tilted my head at all angles to alleviate the pain. The poor pilot seated next to me making a connecting flight tried his best to ignore me, and I kept checking my ears because I was certain they were bleeding. It was really bad. And my ears were then blocked for 9 days after landing at home.Then I started planning a dream vacation for my husband and I, and realized I had to find a solution because I REFUSED for that time to be negatively affected by my ears.These are not a complete solution for me, but they are absolutely a key factor.I put them in before takeoff (as we taxi away from the gate), take them out at cruising altitude, and put them back in 45 minutes prior to landing. I made the mistake of keeping them in for 4 hours during our flight to California and my ear got inflamed and made it harder to suction/balance pressure for the landing flight. There is a very good chance I force them into my ear too far, and my ears definitely got inflamed because I get pushing/twisting them to make them more snug through that time.In addition to these, I use decongesting nasal spray and have a pill form decongestant (that is safe to take with the nasal spray) for emergencies.While ascending, I felt the pockets of pressure kind of “popping” out of my ears. It very weird but also extremely satisfying because you can feel them working. Descending was rougher for me (I think it’s just my ears…), and I had some remaining air block in one ear, but that popped within a couple of hours rather than days.In total, these things got me through the following flights: Boston to California, California to Maui, Maui to Denver, and Denver to Boston. I will soon be using them from Boston to South Carolina and South Carolina to Florida, then back.I’m not exaggerating to say that I don’t think I could physically fly without these. The nasal spray is also a huge help, as is eating and drinking.As a side note: you have to use over the ear headphones with these. I have Airpod Pro Gen 1s that I sadly couldn’t use with these, but I purchased Sony WH-1000M4 (which are *chefs kiss* and phenomenal value for their now couple-of-years-old price), and they worked great at like 70% volume. My husband kindly communicated for me with the flight attendants.If you’re on the fence, please try them. They are pricey but totally worth it if you also suffer from excruciating ear pain and don’t want to undergo surgery or even go on a medication or something.