Tricks of the Trade

Swallowing tends to open the eustachian tubes momentarily, but swallowing with the head tilted back can work better. -- Capt. Elwood W. Hopkins, Senior Medical Officer for the U.S. Naval Academy If one ear is slow to clear, it sometimes helps to turn the head and even the lower jaw away from the...

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