equalization

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...

Regarding inability to equalize..... Can anyone recommend specific doctors who perform balloon eustachian tuboplasty? I've called local ENTs, but to no avail. Looking for doctor in Oklahoma City metro.

My kids are currently going through their open water certification course. My daughter (14) has had no problems but my son (12) is having some persistent issues with equalizing his ears during the pool sessions. At this point he's only got one more pool session/class and he's already missed...

Hi there I'm following-up on this thread, posted about 10 years ago on this forum. I'm not a kid anymore. I had tubes about 20 years ago. A doctor (@doctormike) replied and said: Is there any way to know if your eardrums didn't heal close? Also, since this was posted 10 years, ago I'm...

I've been scouring google and youtube looking for information on how to improve my equalization techniques. I've been open water certified for close to a decade, and easily did my AOW last week. (25+ dives) I've always always always struggled with equalization, more so below 35 ft. Using the...