equalizing

Hello, I am scheduled for a dental appointment for inserting two implants in the upper jaw (pre-molar and molar) and the Dentist mentioned that the procedure would also involve a sinus lift by 4mm. Will it result in any kind of chronic condition afterwards with regards to equalisation using...

Hello All,, A friend and I passed our OW certification last Sunday in Key Largo. Our first two open water dives were in a lagoon, the second two were at reefs. I was very concerned that I would be devastated by the condition of the reefs, especially after this summer. However, I was surprised...

A friend of mine takes Sudafed (Pseudoephedrine) prior to diving--he says that it helps him equalize. I’d like to recommend him something like Pro Plugs or EarShield, especially since some experienced divers have told me about the potential concern of oxygen toxicity when taking it just prior to...

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...

Dear Divers, I posted a thread earlier about which dive computer i should get between shearwater Perdix AI and Teric, and here is what i am gonna do: my husband will get the Perdix with AI and i will get the Garmin descent MK1. We also made a pool dive appointment (before our Cozumel dive...

Hi all, I'm looking into diving in Mozambique (Tofo), but what I understand is that the dives are to be made with negative entry due to currents at the surface. Neither myself nor my boyfriend has ever done this (I have 75 dives now, he around 50, but we are real vacation divers so to say). For...

Two days ago I failed to properly equalize my ears while snorkeling, and a few minutes after getting out of the water my left ear started ringing. There was no pain or sensation of fullness, maybe some numbness of the ear lobe. I only did a few dives and the deepest dive was only to 8mfw but all...

My diving buddy had her first dive today at Nemo33, one ear was fine the other wouldn't equalize at just 1.5! We were told to take her to a diving doctor tomorrow before our next lesson on the day after, but we are on holiday in Belgium and so need to find an English diving doc at short notice...

Hello, Recently in my dive while at around 10m I felt a localised pain (like pricking with a needle) near my left eyebrow. But it subdued slowly and I was able to complete my dive. Can anyone tell me if it is related to sinus? How can I prevent this in future? NB:- My descent was a bit too fast...

Hello, I have been worried a lot about my ear equalization. The last time I went diving in the pool, my ear drum was on the brink of popping. So, yesterday I trained again. I remembered what some people here told me about reverse block, going slowly at my own rate, and it worked! My ears are...