Revearse Block

[Damselfish]

I've had this happen twice, and I found for me even better than a slow ascent, was no ascent. (Obviously not forever. ) Get as shallow as you can without pain to conserve air, but I think you'll usually have the most problem when you get to a shallower depth. As long as you've got air and there's no emergency, just try giving things a rest for a bit instead of trying to keep coming up.

 

[Hank49]

Pinch and suck. (Reverse val salva)


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Exactly. This worked for me. It's everything opposite descending. Go back down until the pain subsides and suck in holding your nose. Continue all the way up to the surface. I did have this happen once free diving though. That really sucked. I was lucky.