jdkitten
New
Hi-I'm new to scuba and I've just done my second enclosed water dive on the PADI Open Water Diver Certificate. I really enjoyed the first dive but now I'm really apprehensive. I was comfortable with most stuff but I seem to have a big problem with mask removal under water. I tried it about 3 times but I kept breathing water up my nose and then choking. I then panicked and had to keep surfacing which wasted a lot of time. I feel like a failure and I'm just not sure what to do. I don't own my own equipment yet and so I can't practice until I go to my next class. I was wondering if it is a good idea to immediately breathe out through my nose when the mask is removed and then in through my regulator, again out through the nose etc. I think I may have been breathing in and out through the regulator.Please could Anyone give me any tips on how to do this as I really enjoy scuba and I don't want to let this put me off. Thanks