Do you get intense pain in your ears when flying?

I very seldom fly, I prefer to take the train. It helps me to be comfortable and catch up with my reading.

Tomorrow I will take a train from Amsterdam to Paris, high speed trains only take just over three hours between the two cities. I will likely get my breakfast done, and a chapter or two of the biography of Yoko Ono that I am currently reading.

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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

Are you moving to Paris, or just visiting.

The pain in the ears occurs with changes in atmospheric pressure. There is a tube from your middle ear to the back of your nose, the eustachian tube, that is designed to help equalize pressure. If there is any inflammation around the tube's opening then there will be no equalization hence pain. Carry decongesting nose drops when you travel, they can save your life, so to speak if they are needed to allow the tube to open.

Be sure to take an evening ride on the Seine to see the lit up Eiffel tower in its full glory.