Elevatorguy2
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It's a long shot, but maybe loosen you mask slightly. It worked for my son.
I can't clear in cold water - is it common?
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Daner
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I am a regular cold water diver. If I don't let water into the hood (to fill up the ears) I will not be able to equalize. Make sure you have water in your hood/ears. Do this at the surface befor you decend.
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Oh, I forgot to mention, since the event last year, I started taking one generic claritin tablet 2 to 5 hours before diving, and try to remember to squirt Afrin up my nostrils immediately before the dive. Not to say that it helped, but I haven't had problems with ear squeezes since. But I am also dressed alot warmer.
Hi,
Here are a few tricks that work for me.
1. I live in the desert and have dry sinuses (like most of us). I use saline spray to help moisten my sinuses a few days before a trip.
2. Gargle with mouthwash before diving. The mint seems to help open up the sinuses.
3. Afrin non drowsy nasal spray can be a divers best friend.
4. If you own your own hood, have your LDS or carefully punch a hole where your ears would be. Of course don't poke it while you're wearing it. This allows the water to flow in and out of the hood and avoid a air pocket against your eardrum.
Of course, I'm not a doctor and I don't play one on TV. Talk with an ENT to see if maybe you have some issues they can help with.
Good luck!
Tina
Scuba Sciences, Inc.
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Here are a few tricks that work for me.
1. I live in the desert and have dry sinuses (like most of us). I use saline spray to help moisten my sinuses a few days before a trip.
2. Gargle with mouthwash before diving. The mint seems to help open up the sinuses.
3. Afrin non drowsy nasal spray can be a divers best friend.
4. If you own your own hood, have your LDS or carefully punch a hole where your ears would be. Of course don't poke it while you're wearing it. This allows the water to flow in and out of the hood and avoid a air pocket against your eardrum.
Of course, I'm not a doctor and I don't play one on TV. Talk with an ENT to see if maybe you have some issues they can help with.
Good luck!
Tina
Scuba Sciences, Inc.
www.scubasciences.com
Irene
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I often dive in a freshwater sink that has a signifcant thermocline. It took me a while to notice that I would clear effortlessly until we hit the cold section. I suspect the cold temperature causes some type of constriction that makes clearing more difficult.
How did I solve this issue? A prescription for flonase has cured all my clearing woes.
How did I solve this issue? A prescription for flonase has cured all my clearing woes.
NorthernShrinkage
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Elevatorguy2:
Christ little Bufford had that thing so tight we had to get it surgicaly removed after he completed his BOW course
Tigerman
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If i have problems clearing I simply pull the hood out a bit from my ears so that i get water in/around my ears, this fix the problem for me.. At times i have to do this at around 40-60 feet. Seems to be some kidna threshold there for me. Once I get water into the hood and are able to clear, I can go deeper without having to worry about it again..
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