[Phys-L] Re: ear pressure

[John Barrer <forcejb@YAHOO.COM>]

> Dan Crowe wrote:
>
> > My wife had a cold when we flew to San Francisco
> about 15 years ago.
> > Her ear drum burst as we descended to the airport.
> She wears a hearing
> > aid now.

I had a similar experience thankfully w/o the
bursting.
An ear doc I went to at the time told me that WWII
Japanese fighter pilots routinely (his words) had
their eardrums removed and that you can hear pretty
well w/o an eardrum. But infection becomes a major
problem. John Barrere  University HS  Fresno, CA