Why does everything get much louder when your ears ‘pop’?

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Why does everything get much louder when your ears ‘pop’?

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My follow up question would be: Why do I no longer experience this since becoming an adult? I remember when I would yawn as a child, my ears would pop and everything would pretty much double in loudness. Can’t remember the last time I experienced that sensation other than maybe on an airplane.