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  1. doctormike

    Ear Doctor with specialty in scuba-related injury in NY/NJ

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  2. doctormike

    Ear Doctor with specialty in scuba-related injury in NY/NJ

    I'm a pediatric ENT doc, but I do see a number of divers. Happy to take a look. If there is something major that requires surgery (like a perilymph fistula) I would probably send you to a buddy in adult otology. DM me if you like. I am out of town this week, but happy to chat.
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    Single tank adapter in Punta Cana

    Hey, I'm in Punta Cana, DR. I forgot a single tank adapter. Anyone have any idea where I might find one? Looking for dive shops but mostly finding places that run tours, etc... Thansk!
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    What do you do when the anchor line breaks free?

    Dunno. At least when this happened to me (in the OP), I let out enough line so there was enough scope, and sat on the bag on the surface, making myself buoyant after finishing deco.
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    What do you do when the anchor line breaks free?

    I would think - from the captains point of view, and assuming that you aren't doing a drift dive - that the best place for all of your divers to be would be on the surface, tethered to the wreck. If there's a lot of current, wouldn't it be better not to have to go chase divers?
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    Ear trauma

    Sorry, just seeing this! No, those are normal values. The thresholds are how loud sound has to be for you to hear it (in decibels), so the bigger the number, the worse the hearing. The "air-bone gap" is the difference between the air line and the bone line. Normally they are the same or...
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    Eustachian tube balloon dilation procedure

    I can ask a buddy...
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    Eustachian tube balloon dilation procedure

    Great to hear, @divepsych ... thanks for the review. While I don't do this myself, I have been referring SELECTED cases to colleagues who do it. Just like most procedures, it's not for everyone, but for the people who really need it, for whom it's not just a technique or training issue, it...
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    Worth upgrading my GoPro 7 Black to a current model GoPro 12?

    Yeah, I see your point. But I have done this SO many times. And to be honest, although the diving on Bonaire is fun, it's pretty predictable and not a lot of new stuff to shoot, especially on the west side. Gonna try the east coast this time, maybe some bigger stuff there. It just gets...
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    Worth upgrading my GoPro 7 Black to a current model GoPro 12?

    Interesting! I have a DJI drone, and the video quality seems pretty good. Did you have a link for a comparison page, or have you just seen them in action?
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    Worth upgrading my GoPro 7 Black to a current model GoPro 12?

    Sure! Will let you know if I upgrade...
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    Worth upgrading my GoPro 7 Black to a current model GoPro 12?

    Hi, I almost always take my DSLR setup with me when I travel (Canon 7D MKII, Nauticam Housing, fisheye and macro lenses, fisheye and macro ports, strobes, arms and video lights). I love it, but to be honest, I'm getting a bit tired of hauling all of this gear (I also bring my CCR). Going to...
  13. doctormike

    Inner ear barotrauma

    Yeah, if it's really annoying, he could ask the doc about an office myringotomy (draining the fluid with topical anesthesia). Just be aware that if the ear hasn't healed, he shouldn't dive. Normally it heals pretty quickly (a few days), but not always...
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    Inner ear barotrauma

    Hi, I can't give you specific advice, since I haven't seen him myself, but I can make some general comments. 1) I don't feel that there is good evidence of Flonase having any effect on middle ear fluid. Since this is a condition that almost always resolves spontaneously, there are a lot of...
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    Purpose of a backpad and other BP/W questions

    Yeah, as mentioned above, the pocket is a great place to store an SMB. Completely out of the way, you don't even know it's there because the bag fits in the plate bend. But very easy to deploy (I clip it to the tail D-ring). I have a tail pouch for my second SMB.
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    Question Diving with atrophic eardrum

    As usual, I agree with what @Duke Dive Medicine says! But I will say that if you have an area of the TM that is problematic in any way (retraction pocket, perforation, cholestatoma, etc), sometimes tympanoplasty surgery with cartilage grafting can help. You don't need a "diving ENT", there...
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    Should I wear a snorkel or not

    Exactly. I always carry two cutting devices. I don't attach them to my face. And even though this is a recently reanimated zombie thread, it's just a great reminder that you can spill 52 pages of digital ink with people just talking past each other, saying the same things over and over again...
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    What do you do when the anchor line breaks free?

    While you are correct in theory - every diver is ultimately responsible for every aspect of the dive - a logical conclusion from that is that you must only dive from your own boat (even then, you are trusting your topside crew). If you dive on a charter, that is in essence an act of trust. I...
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    Master Diver - worth getting?

    Probably said it upthread, but since someone woke up the zombie I'll say it again. If you really love diving and want to get more into it, and more out of it, AN/DP is far better than MSD, even if you never go into deco outside of training. It really upgrades your whole approach to diving and...
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    Rebreathers and Rotator cuffs

    A follow up post! After about 8 months, I'm finally back to being able to work the O2 valve, even without the awesome gift of the long O2 valve handle that @missionmtb printed for me. That handle got me through a number of dives this season, but it's great to finally get back to reasonable...
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