That is indeed wacky Ken but interesting. the only things I can think of
that Cola drinks have that all the other beverages lack is caramel coloring
and a very small amount of phosphoric acid. They are also flavored with
whatever is derived from the Cola nut. Who knows what else could be
flavoring it since that is a well guarded secret. Maybe they have secretly
returned cocaine to the recipe. I know that was in Coke but I don't believe
it was in Pepsi.
Charlie
On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Wow! That's a wacky discovery, Ken.
> >
> > Perhaps there is caffeine in the dark ones, something which is a diuretic
> and which might swell your sinus membranes. But there is bound to be
> someone on the List who knows . . .
>
>
> I first discovered this during a vacation to the east coast back when
> I was ten. As we travelled through the mountains (Pennsylvania) my
> ears were fine. We stopped for lunch and I had gotten a Coke. For the
> next three hours my ears refused to equalize. Several years later I
> flew to Europe and on a couple of the flights I had a Coke and coming
> back down was pure agony. I cried it hurt so bad. On the other two
> flights, no Coke, no problem.
>
> This started the observation and for a couple of years I travelled
> full-time with a band. As we travelled through the mountains (which
> seemed every couple of weeks), those who drank dark colas suffered,
> those who didn't were fine. For the dozen years I travelled for the
> broadcast industry, (1 out of every three weeks for 12 years is how it
> turned out), this became something I observed on nearly every flight.
> Those who drank dark colas had ear troubles when coming down.
> Obviously, not everybody, but the majority. You can see it in the
> faces and antics. Nose blowing, yawning, crying, grabbing the ears,
> grabbing the ears of the person next to them... Clear colas, coffee,
> tea, juices, beer, wine? No problem whatsoever.
>
> I've talked to numerous flight attendants about this and my
> observation was one of those "bolt out of the blue" moments. To a
> person, each of them would drop their jaws and say "you're right!"
>
> It doesn't appear to be caffeine related, because other caffeinated
> drinks didn't seem to universally cause the problem. But Coca Cola and
> Pepsi specifically are problematic.
>
> I don't fly very often anymore, but when I do, I avoid those drinks
> because my own ears are so problematic. Double ear-infection twice as
> a child severely damaged my eardrums. Since age three, I've never had
> more than 70% of my hearing, but what is unusual is I still have
> wide-spectrum sensitivity and can hear up to 20 kHz. About five years
> ago, I could actually detect sounds to about 22kHz. My threshold of
> pain is also very low. So when at a concert or live event, I always
> have earplugs with me. When doing FoH mixing, I mix sound to that
> sweet spot between threshold of pain and "ah, I can hear it" point. I
> do get complemented a lot because the old people don't complain and
> the young people are happy too. I mix loud, but not piercing.
>
> AG EARS
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