Why does wind make your ears hurt?
In: Biology
Could you clarify, the sound of wind or the sensation?
Hard gusts channeled through the ear canal can hit the eardrum. The wind gust is a kind of push, or pressure wave in the air. It pushes up against the eardrum and cause irritation due to the change in pressure.
Your ears have a lot of blood vessels at the surface. They are therefore especially susceptible to windchill. Windchill makes them feel colder than they are, and they hurt because of it.
The wind passing by your ear can create turbulence that causes sudden changes in pressure.
You know how if you are driving fast in a car with just one window down you start hear a loud WOBWOBWOBWOBWOB kind of sound. Sometimes even feeling the pressure?
That same thing can happen in your ear.
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