Leo hated that muffled feeling. He couldn’t hear his video game’s dialogue, and his own voice echoed inside his head. He decided to fix it—carefully.
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His mom warned him: “Never blow hard. Gentle only.” Leo closed his mouth, pinched his nostrils shut, and gently breathed out as if blowing up a soft balloon. He pushed no harder than a sigh. Pop-pop. The pressure equalized. The muffled feeling vanished like a curtain opening. Leo hated that muffled feeling
Next, he tried a trick from his swim coach: pinch your nose, take a sip of water, and swallow hard. The first swallow did nothing. The second made a tiny click . The third? A glorious, quiet pop . The world rushed back—the hum of the fridge, the tap of rain on the window. But the pop faded after a minute. His ear was still clogged. He pushed no harder than a sigh