I just finished my 1 star diving course and i went to sea with a friend of mine and as i was diving i noticed a red substance in my mask so i went to the surface and found it was blood coming from my nose, could anyone have a suggestion why this happened?? or any tips to how to prevent this???:huh:
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It's a nosebleed dude, probably caused by the vacuum in the mask.
You can eliminate that by blowing a little air into it, through your nose, as you descend. It doesn't have to suck on to your face.
Beyond that just stay hydrated so the skin in your nose don't get all dry and crinkly.
I probably wouldn't thumb a dive over a nosebleed unless it was a real gusher. Just clear the mask and enjoy.
You can eliminate that by blowing a little air into it, through your nose, as you descend. It doesn't have to suck on to your face.
Beyond that just stay hydrated so the skin in your nose don't get all dry and crinkly.
I probably wouldn't thumb a dive over a nosebleed unless it was a real gusher. Just clear the mask and enjoy.
But when you get nosebleeds on land do you know why?
Its' usually just the result of irritated skin inside the nose and then maybe straining or exercise that makes tiny vessels burst. Sometimes after a cold when people have been blowing their noses a lot and loosing a lot of liquid with the mucus nosebleeds or blood-boogers occur (yuck I know).
Same applies to diving.
If it happens to you all the time during diving I'dgo see a doctor about it - but with all the commotion of hauling gear and finning about the place and the pressure changes that are always there along with a bit of vaucuum that is also always there I'm not surprised that a common nosebleed might occur.
Unless you experiencing direct pain or suffer from some non-diving related condition I wouldn't worry and if I did anyway I might see my doctor and get it done with.
Nothing dive-related, short of rupturing your eardrum which should be on the painful side of things or severe DCS, which you are obviously not suffering from comes to mind symptomwise - but let's hear what people say.
Its' usually just the result of irritated skin inside the nose and then maybe straining or exercise that makes tiny vessels burst. Sometimes after a cold when people have been blowing their noses a lot and loosing a lot of liquid with the mucus nosebleeds or blood-boogers occur (yuck I know).
Same applies to diving.
If it happens to you all the time during diving I'dgo see a doctor about it - but with all the commotion of hauling gear and finning about the place and the pressure changes that are always there along with a bit of vaucuum that is also always there I'm not surprised that a common nosebleed might occur.
Unless you experiencing direct pain or suffer from some non-diving related condition I wouldn't worry and if I did anyway I might see my doctor and get it done with.
Nothing dive-related, short of rupturing your eardrum which should be on the painful side of things or severe DCS, which you are obviously not suffering from comes to mind symptomwise - but let's hear what people say.
PhontiK:
I have the same issue when had a longer period since the previous dive. Just a miscallenous minor bleeding throw nose is not severe, but when more regular get a medical examination. Cause can be in your nose, other air chambers in cheeks or fore head or eustacian tubes etc?
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I had a similar problem when doing a dive a few months ago. Upon descent I had some sinus pressure that cleared fairly quickly. When I surfaced I found some blood in my mask. The divemaster I was diving with indicated that it wasn't an uncommon issue though I haven't had the problem recur since then.
According to DAN, the cause is frequently barotrauma when the sinuses are not cleared correctly. You can read more on the DAN site here: http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/medical/faq/faq.asp?faqid=169
Jason
According to DAN, the cause is frequently barotrauma when the sinuses are not cleared correctly. You can read more on the DAN site here: http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/medical/faq/faq.asp?faqid=169
Jason
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