Ditto on what AKA_Monet said. I had a similar problem over the holidays. I had a cold just before Christmas, flew down to Florida and it got worse and the ear popping was PAINFUL. I have bad ears to begin with ugh. Sometimes just having water squirted into each ear helps clean them out and can help the popping, but that's just what's helped for me. My funny ear feelings lasted well into the New Year
