Mask Clearing

[Mario S Caner]

Hello Linda,
Please explain further about this whole keeping the mouth occupied theory of yours I'm dieing to know! LOL!

 

[Iguana Don]

Originally posted by haggis
BTW it's probable that women are nasal breathers cause they've got better things to do with their mouths

Linda

Mario,

I was wondering this also, perhaps Linda would care to elaborate on this. I am quite interested.

:devilish:

 

[haggis]

Oh you know the usual... gossiping, eating, drinking... I'm not exactly going to go public with recriminating evidence, am I guys? I'd love to hear what you THOUGHT I might mean though...
<innocent smile>

 

[Iguana Don]

Knowing that great minds think alike, you can just imagine.

Don #13

 

[SubMariner]

Have you noticed that more men snore than women? I believe that's one indicator that men tend to be mouth breathers.

However, most of it is anecdotal information from other Instructors, Divemasters, etc. It's also something that I have personally observed.

Now you have me wanting to find out if anyone has actually done a study on this. :idea:

~SubMariner~

 

[gozumutti]

Dear Submariner

I am sure someone HAS done a study - there are studies on every topic you could think of, and probably some topics that would surprise us (and probably gross us out, too ).

gozumutti

 

[Mario S Caner]

Hey, just a thought here, but are you guys aware that when you use a FFM like the ID2 that has a Oral-Nasal Mask built in, you can quite easily breathe in and out of your nose too? Not only does that make it very convenient, but it feel's very natural and comfortable. Your face stay's warmer, there's no chance of it falling off(the mask), or getting knocked loose, the fact that you don't have a mouthpeice to bite down on and therefore zero jaw fatigue problems, and it makes clearing much easier too!

 

[gozumutti]

Mario, you are starting to sell me on the FFM.....

gozumutti

 

[Iguana Don]

Originally posted by SubMariner
Have you noticed that more men snore than women?

It's also something that I have personally observed.

~SubMariner~

And just how did you observe this?

:devilish:

 

[IslandLover]

I had a heck of a time initially 3 years ago with mask clearing when I was taking the class in the pool. I have trouble breathing out of the reg with my mask off as I tend to breath in through my nose too, which causes panic. So upon mask clearing, from now on here is a trick, at least I use:

When mask off or flooded...simply hold nose, breath through reg, gain composure, then take big breath and start to clear mask. As breath is gone, hold nose again and take another big breath and do again. Believe me, this has reduced my mask clearing fear tremdously...works for me!