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Hi all. On the last trip to Roatan, just before hitting 100 dives, I cleared my ears at about 20 feet and felt air bubbles exiting my ear. Went up, saw the doc, he confirmed a small perforation and said no more diving... still had 3 days left!!!!
Long story short, the perforation healed over, my ENT doc (not a diver) said because I had tubes when I was young and the damage that happened in the military, there was a lot of scar tissue and the odds were that this could keep happening.
I did some cursory research - there seems to be two solutions if I want to keep diving: vented earplugs and an odd mask/earcup combo. The mask seems like it could dislodge pretty easily if you are - like me - the kind of diver that hugs the coral and looks under ledges. The ear plugs looks unobtrusive?
My question to the board: has anyone used these at depths to 90ish? Do they regulate pressure or do you still need to clear your ears? Has anyone with perforated eardrums used these over several years? Any recurrence?
Thanks in advance for the feedback.
WWG1WGA
Long story short, the perforation healed over, my ENT doc (not a diver) said because I had tubes when I was young and the damage that happened in the military, there was a lot of scar tissue and the odds were that this could keep happening.
I did some cursory research - there seems to be two solutions if I want to keep diving: vented earplugs and an odd mask/earcup combo. The mask seems like it could dislodge pretty easily if you are - like me - the kind of diver that hugs the coral and looks under ledges. The ear plugs looks unobtrusive?
My question to the board: has anyone used these at depths to 90ish? Do they regulate pressure or do you still need to clear your ears? Has anyone with perforated eardrums used these over several years? Any recurrence?
Thanks in advance for the feedback.
WWG1WGA