• Yes! Just see instructions here.

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AirDrate earplugs were developed to prevent the pain first felt on descent and this was clinically proven to work. We can't guarantee that they will help for take-off as there may be other causes for the pain than the ears being dehydrated. For instance if you have had many severe episodes of Airplane Ear in the past your eardrums could be damaged and scarred so will not flex to allow for the pressure changes, even if rehydrated. We do however have some customers that have found the earplugs helped them so it may be worth trying them. For take-off open the sealed tray and place in the ears as soon as you get on the plane, before the doors are closed (which is when the first pressure change will occur). Once the seatbelt sign comes off you can remove them and discard responsibly, as the plane will be in cruise. unless your whole flight is less than 4 hours, which is the life effectiveness of the earplugs once out of the sealed tray. In this case you can leave one pair in for the duration of the flight. If the flight is longer than 4 hours you will need to use the second pair for the descent, placing in ears 1 hour before you land, . We continue to research to find a definite solution for pain on take-off so please do let us know how you get on as the more data we have the better and you may be able to help us test in the future.

The age on the pack of 10+ is for use unsupervised. We have found the earplugs safe to use and effective from age 6 but use must be supervised by an adult. Fit should be fine for this age up but if you would like a sample earbud to check size before ordering just contact us here and we'll send you one free of charge. Not at all suitable for under 6 due to small parts. 

It is currently recommended that you do not fly at all with an ear infection as it can damage your ears. If you have no choice then some sufferers have reported that AirDrate Airplane Ear plugs stop any extra pain when flying with an ear infection, although ears will still feel blocked and cause deafness if they are already due to the infection. We are continuing to conduct research into whether AirDrate earplugs can protect the ear from damage due to flying with an ear infection so please contact us here if you are regular sufferer who flies frequently,

AirDrate Rehydrating Earplugs are a single use product due to the innovative materials used (as well as for hygiene issues). Once out of the inside packaging they only have an approximately 4 hour life effectiveness, depending on environment, and won’t work if reused after this.

• Yes! AirDrate works by keeping the eardrum flexible so able to deal with the pressure and preventing ear pain during in flight.

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• No! There is no need to declare at security and you can take in your cabin bag with no problem.

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AirDrate Rehydrating Earplugs were developed specifically to prevent Airplane Ear pain when flying. As aviators we are especially aware of aircraft safety that recommends you are able to hear any safety announcements as soon as they are made. 

• Yes! You can put earphones over the top of AirDrate Airplane Ear plugs with no problem, just make sure you can still hear the safety announcements!

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We believe from our research that people with smaller anatomy of the internal ear workings can tend to suffer more. If the eardrum is smaller itself, it may dry out quicker and / or have less ability to flex. We are continuing to conduct research into this.

As a result of various conditions such as weather, air traffic management and geography for example, every landing has a different rate of descent. The faster (steeper) the rate of descent the quicker the pressure changes and the shorter time the eardrum has to flex/stretch to deal with this.

Unfortunately it doesn’t work like this... A bit like drinking lots of water won’t immediately cure a dry skin problem. It’s always a good idea to keep hydrated with water during a flight anyway though!

If you’ve ever suffered from water trapped in ears when flying or Swimmers ear then you will understand why we really don’t recommend this! AirDrate Rehydrating Earplugs use materials and fluid especially developed over many years, so as not to make the ears feel excessively wet with the problems that can cause, yet still rehydrate the eardrum to prevent Airplane Ear pain.