It takes me always a little longer to descent than most people and Im forever equalizing, accompanied by a lot of squeaking noises. I dont seem to get a nice clear pop. I dont use the pinch my nose procedure, and eventually I will make it to the bottom after many times ascending a few feet before descending any further. After the dive I feel I have a little water in my ear, but no pain or discomfort to speak of and I happily go on to the second dive of the day. However, I wake up the next morning and I feel completely plugged up. I then lay back on my back point my chin to the ceiling and it feels as if a valve opens, water rushes away through my ears. The fullness disappears with a lot of crackling and squeaking. However, as soon as I change position, or get up, the crackling and popping comes back and all the drained fluid feels to rush back into my head again.
Now, on land, if I pinch my nose I can clear my ears, but as soon as I let go of my nose it reverses the clearing and my ears plug up again. In a sitting position, I put my head between my knees and it feels a valve opens up and all feels normal. I resume the sitting position and the valve instantly closes again. This plugged up feeling sometimes lasts for up to a month, gradually diminishing in strength.
I have seen an ENT, a diver himself, who could find nothing wrong. Excellent hearing, while I felt my ears were plugged. A MRI scan showed perfectly good Eustachian tubes. And the doctor told me that medically he had no reason to say I shouldnt be diving anymore.
Three days ago I came back from a holiday, did four dives and now I feel plugged up again. Do other people have these experiences and how do they deal with it. I would love to descent in a way most people do and have clear ears the rest of my live.
Now, on land, if I pinch my nose I can clear my ears, but as soon as I let go of my nose it reverses the clearing and my ears plug up again. In a sitting position, I put my head between my knees and it feels a valve opens up and all feels normal. I resume the sitting position and the valve instantly closes again. This plugged up feeling sometimes lasts for up to a month, gradually diminishing in strength.
I have seen an ENT, a diver himself, who could find nothing wrong. Excellent hearing, while I felt my ears were plugged. A MRI scan showed perfectly good Eustachian tubes. And the doctor told me that medically he had no reason to say I shouldnt be diving anymore.
Three days ago I came back from a holiday, did four dives and now I feel plugged up again. Do other people have these experiences and how do they deal with it. I would love to descent in a way most people do and have clear ears the rest of my live.
Different people are different; my home buddy had problems on and on until he spent an hour on that video.
