Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat's something weird and mostly useless that you can do with your body?message-squaremessage-square254fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down17
arrow-up1136arrow-down1message-squareWhat's something weird and mostly useless that you can do with your body?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square254fedilink
minus-squareParadox42@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 month agoI can voluntarily open my eustachian tubes and hold them open, without needing to yawn or swallow. Makes it much easier to clear the pressure in my ears when changing elevation (like when flying in a plane).
minus-squareInterstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 month agoHuh I think I can do the same. I always thought it was one of those things that everyone could do.
minus-squaretiredofsametab@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoSame. Sometimes I can’t, such as when congested, and it’s super annoying and unbalanced.
minus-squareParadox42@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoyep, I have the same issue when congested.
minus-squareSqueezer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoFeels like a super power when you’re scuba diving and you see all the other divers holding their noses!
minus-squarekyle@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoWeirdly, I can only do this with my right ear. Definitely helps on airplanes.
I can voluntarily open my eustachian tubes and hold them open, without needing to yawn or swallow. Makes it much easier to clear the pressure in my ears when changing elevation (like when flying in a plane).
Huh I think I can do the same. I always thought it was one of those things that everyone could do.
Same. Sometimes I can’t, such as when congested, and it’s super annoying and unbalanced.
yep, I have the same issue when congested.
Feels like a super power when you’re scuba diving and you see all the other divers holding their noses!
Weirdly, I can only do this with my right ear. Definitely helps on airplanes.