Now you know why airline pilots don't fly when they have a cold.

I was in exactly the same situation as you, I caught a cold in south east asia and then decending rapidly on a flight into singapore both my ears clogged up and frankly I thought I have gone deaf.

It took a couple of days for the symptons to ease and nearly a month for my ears to return to normal.

I had a gp/md and ent check my ears for middle ear damage, but thankfully all was clear.

All they recommended I do is use a standard over the counter nasal spay (the same you may use to treat a cold - oxymetazoline hydrochloride based) which I believe did help.

If you travel alot be careful on aircraft that fly below 10,000 feet and consider carrying ear plugs (sometimes called ear-planes) to help control the pressure in your ears.

Mike

Thanks mike

do you recommend I get my ear checked for damage? I don't think there was any, but I dont know the chance that the middle ear was

I doubt there was any damage done, but if you find the time I would certainly get your local gp/md to have a look.

Mike

I have had that problem before, nothing to worry about. Your ears should return to normal in a couple days or a week or so.

My ears always get clogged as well when I have a cold because my sinuses are always messed.. They sometimes get muffled but eventually goes away like in a day or 2 once the nose clears up.

Try cleaning your deep nasal and middle ear passage (eustachian tube) with the Earadicator home remedy for clogged ears. It seems to me like it could help clear your ears. The remedy is Earadicator. Google it cause they will not let me post a link here, they think I am advertising. I only want to help people. I ask for no money for my cure. It is free on my web site- the instructions are long tho.