Does anyone have any advice for teaching equalization, other than "pinch your nose and blow"? I recently had a student who could not clear her ears, even on the surface. I've had pretty good luck with having students blow their nose to get rid of any mucus that might be interfering, but I don't know what to do if that doesn't work.
As an aside, anyone teach Frenzel equalization? It seems like most divers (myself included) eventually pick it up organically, since it makes it easy to equalize in any orientation even with empty lungs. However, I have no idea how I would go about teaching it to new divers.
(Asking here instead of one of the instructor forums in case a non-instructor has something to share)
As an aside, anyone teach Frenzel equalization? It seems like most divers (myself included) eventually pick it up organically, since it makes it easy to equalize in any orientation even with empty lungs. However, I have no idea how I would go about teaching it to new divers.
(Asking here instead of one of the instructor forums in case a non-instructor has something to share)