New to diving

[3echo9]

Hello all...just doing a little research. I am new to diving and experienced extreme difficulty in getting my ears to clear. I was just free diving while snorkling in Mexico a couple of weeks ago. Wanted to take the scuba class but was hesitant with my unco-operative eustachian tubes.

 

[Jason Ooi]

welcome to scuba board

 

[Kray_Z]

welcome, hope you can sort out your ears... i think you best bet is to practice on land just watching tv and make sure u can do it(when you kind of go deaf or feel that change in pressure) once you can do that you can apply it to diving by equalizing before it is realy needed(or hurts) so it is not as hard to do it. Just my lil tip and GL!

 

[Kayla]

I had some issues with my ears too when I first got started. I think that if you do a search, your going to find a lot of great information about problems and solutions with ears around here.... and if you don't find exactly what your looking for, send me a message, and I can share my experience with you. (You should know that I am happily diving whenever I can now!) Welcome to ScubaBoard, and have fun!!

Kayla

 

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[www.scubamazing.com]

Hey welcome to ScubaBoard!

i think you best bet is to practice on land just watching tv and make sure u can do it(when you kind of go deaf or feel that change in pressure)

I'd be careful with this. Once, after being away from the water for 2 years, I went snorkeling and just wanted to pracitce my equalizing with my ears. I dove down a couple of times and didn't think I was doing great and so I practiced at the surface.

I ended up being pretty congested and put a lot of pressure behind my ear drum that couldn't escape. I was in a lot of pain the rest the day (oddly enough if I sucked liquid through a straw that changed the pressure and I felt better). That night, while sleeping my ear drum ruptured. I noticed blood in my ear the next morning.

The doctor made me stay out of the ocean for a week, and I wasn't allowed to do anything under the water for a month!

If you're going to practice, pay attention to how you feel and don't force it!

 

[Koreanfrogger]

welcome to the board

 

[Kray_Z]

ouch that must have hurt besides waking up to blood from your ear :S but thats a good point, i also missed something the first time i read his post and that was that it sounds more like a technical(or health) prob than technique. if so i hope you find your answers if not just remember its good to take a while on the first time down to get used to the pressure and equalizing.

Dive Safe

 

[DandyDon]

Howdy and welcome to SB!

The ear things is a very common thing for :newbie:s. You'll learn.

Good to have you here. Click here to PM me if I can help you get started in our various forums.

:bandit_2: don

 

[Manta Aria]

Try vented Proplugs, Alot of divers here like them! See my thread on this. (please forgive me, I don't know how to link to my own thread!!!)