[TPIN] Air pressure injury?

[William Graham]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Powers" <tom.powers at adelphia.net>
To: "'Stan Chappell'" <chappells at everestkc.net>; <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 12:30 PM
Subject: RE: [TPIN] Air pressure injury?


>I too have experienced that. I don't know what it is for sure but I felt,
> like you, that it was related to air pressure. I eagerly await the answer
> from somebody.
>
> TOM
>
>
> M. Thomas Powers
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: tpin-bounces at tpin.okcu.edu [mailto:tpin-bounces at tpin.okcu.edu] On
> Behalf Of Stan Chappell
> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 12:13 PM
> To: tpin at tpin.okcu.edu
> Subject: [TPIN] Air pressure injury?
>
> I'm a come-back amateur player, been playing again for about 4-5 years 
> after
> 25 years off the horn.  Things have been going pretty well but I've 
> recently
> developed a problem.  Occassionally when I'm playing a high note I get 
> this
> sharp pain in the soft area below my right ear and behind my jaw.  It 
> feels
> like something gives there from the air pressure.  I'm playing in a
> community theatre musical pit band right now and it happened about 3/4 way
> through the show last night.  I continued to play but it continued to 
> bother
> me, and I'm somewhat concerned about playing again tonight.  What's this
> about?  Has anybody experienced this and have any advice?  Thanks.
>
> Stan
>
There is a tube that runs to your inner ear (behind the eardrum) to the 
lower bottom side of the interior of your mouth....This is to relieve the 
air pressure difference when you are at altitude or flying. (I guess God 
knew we were going to develop airplanes....) Anyway, it could be that the 
pain you are feeling is the same kind of pain you feel when your airplane 
comes down to land from a high altitude, and you have trouble clearing the 
pressure difference by yawning.....Perhaps the pressure buildup in your 
mouth is causing eardrum pain.....I don't know what to do about it, but that 
could be the cause.....