New diver

[capitarno]

I am a new dover in training at the moment and am a bit nervous about speaking to my instructor about a problem I am having, incase he tells me I can no longer continue. I am training in a 3 meter diving pool and am practising boyancy. During one of my asents I came up far to quickly (even though the pool is only 3 metres) I get a pain in the base of my scull which passes in a minute or 2, is this because I am acending too fast or is it another problem ? I only get this when I ascend from the bottom to top quickly...

Any advice would be most appreciated....

 

[DocVikingo]

For openers, 3 meters is enough depth for Boyle's law to result in pressure-related problems.

While I have not heard this specific complaint before, if a diver experiences this symptom only when quickly surfacing from bottom to top then it could be due to pressure changes. It also might have something to do with the actions/positions of the neck & skull during these rapid ascents.

There is no reason for a student to be nervous about speaking to an instructor about this sort of problem. I'd recommend that one bring such issues to his or her instructor's attention at the earliest possible moment.

Best regards.

DocVikingo