On the ground, life is balanced. But at 35,000 feet, the cabin pressure changes rapidly. During ascent, the pressure in the cabin drops, so the air in your middle ear expands (usually, this releases naturally). , the pressure in the cabin rises. The air in your middle ear gets compressed, creating a vacuum that sucks your eardrum inward.
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Until then, keep yawning, keep swallowing, and know that the silence (and the pain) will eventually pop away.