A woman told the Associated Press that four of those killed slept in the same room as her son, who had repeatedly dived into the flood trying to save them. 1  Seven U.S. sailors went missing after a U.S. Navy destroyer collided with a Philippine-flagged merchant ship off the coast of Japan on June 17.
What causes ear fullness? Ear fullness can be caused by infection, especially when accompanied by cold and flu-like symptoms. The feeling of fullness is the result a blocked Eustachian tube, which connects your ear to your throat and permits the drainage of fluid from your middle ear. If fluid builds up, the middle ear may become infected with bacteria or viruses, leading to pain and swelling.
This is why your ears pop. Sometimes people suffering from ETD get crackling noises in their ears or deafness. The deafness is usually temporary and is as a result of the normal flexible ear drum, or tympanic membrane, becoming stiff as a result of the increased pressure behind it. The ear drum is therefore unable to move when a sound wave hits it and so the sound is muffled when it is heard. The crackling is due to the mucus moving within the middle ear. It is the blockage of the Eustachian tube that causes pain in the ears when flying as the changes in air pressure make it difficult for the pressure across the ear drum to equalise. This causes the ear drum to be stretched, which is painful.