Woman's Ears Wouldn't Pop After Flight, Revealing Cancer
Doctors found a mass blocking her Eustachian tube, and biopsy results later confirmed nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a rare cancer with fewer than 1 U.S. case per 100,000 people.
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A 22-year-old woman's plane trip to Chicago led to a nine-month adventure, unanswered questions, and ultimately a cancer diagnosis. In May 2025, Ida Berkins, of Hemet, California, was traveling to Illinois when she noticed that her ears weren't clearing. By the time she got home, her health had deteriorated rapidly, leaving her struggling to figure out what was going on. Her ears wouldn't clear, and she suddenly started bleeding “I started bl…
A banal annoyance, that of the ears that do not open after landing, has turned into the beginning of a long-month nightmare. It is the story of the 22-year-old Aida Burkins of Hemet, in California, mother of two small children. It all began on a journey to Illinois: the ears of the young woman simply didn't have any more [...] The article "My ears were shut down even after the flight. My hearing got worse, I was tireder and I lost weight. Then t…
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