The Valsalva maneuver (“bearing down”) is done by exhaling forcefully with the airway closed, resulting in increased abdominal pressure. While the hemodynamic changes of the Valsalva maneuver ...

To make your ears pop, try swallowing, yawning, sucking on hard candy, or chewing gum. If that doesn’t work, try the Valsalva maneuver by pinching your nose, closing your mouth, and gently blowing out ...

The Valsalva maneuver is performed by having a patient “bear down” — as if they are going to have a bowel movement, exhaling forcefully with the airway closed. The hemodynamic changes that ...