ValiantLlamma
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When you get to the bottom of a deep pool, and it feels like someone is attacking you in the ears with qtips, that sucks. does that happen when scuba-ing? i thought thats what the regulator was for, but nowim not sure.
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Not to worry, grasshopper.ValiantLlamma:When you get to the bottom of a deep pool, and it feels like someone is attacking you in the ears with qtips, that sucks. does that happen when scuba-ing? i thought thats what the regulator was for, but nowim not sure.
I wouldn't recommend trying this at home, alone.:nosasscuba:You have to equalize your ears by holding your nose and blowing slightly. Do so before you go down and if you feel pressure once underwater do it again.
BiggDawg:I wouldn't recommend trying this at home, alone.:no
Over blowing can injure your ears, too. Make sure that the first time(s) you try this, you are with some one who knows what to do.
Your mileage may vary...
Never had to, even as I flew quarter of a million miles a year. Swallowing was always enough. Besides, flying was going up. Ascending to .6 atmospheres (the typical pressurization of an airliner) in fifteen minutes is not nearly the same as descending to three in two minutes.sasscuba:Give me a break. You never equalized your ears while flying? You know how hard you would have to blow to damage your ears? Exactly why my post was to blow slightly.
ValiantLlamma:When you get to the bottom of a deep pool, and it feels like someone is attacking you in the ears with qtips, that sucks. does that happen when scuba-ing? i thought thats what the regulator was for, but nowim not sure.
BiggDawg:Hey, each to his own. But I still love your avatar.