Bent Benny
Contributor
I don't know if this is worth starting a thread for, but I don't know where else to ask this.
In my OW class I was taught that you not only need to equalize your ears/sinuses on your descent, but also on your ascent by swallowing or moving your jaw.
The thing is I have never had to do this in over 30 dives. I assume that is because I make a slow ascent and they equalize on their own, but I want confirmation on this.
If this is the case, why can't they equalize on their own on the descent?
In my OW class I was taught that you not only need to equalize your ears/sinuses on your descent, but also on your ascent by swallowing or moving your jaw.
The thing is I have never had to do this in over 30 dives. I assume that is because I make a slow ascent and they equalize on their own, but I want confirmation on this.
If this is the case, why can't they equalize on their own on the descent?