Quick , grab him before he gets away ! We ' ve got the perfect candidate for replacement mayor ! <| sep |> Ear infection on a plane . I was in my early teens . Coming back home from holiday . Before the flight I didn ' t know anything was wrong . Air pressure . Ears start to hurt . Then . PAIN ! It wasn ' t a very long flight , Sicily to England , but holy shit did it feel like a long time . My parents had no painkillers with them and neither did the cabin crew . So , I just had to wait it out . I remember the entire side of my face becoming super sensitive . I could feel my teeth in their gums . I just cried . Second was probably when my stomach acid was too acidic and was damaging my intestines , causing painful spasms through my lower abdomen . It happened repeatedly . It was like something sharp and pointy was passing through my guts .