Drug-based people use the over the counter chemicals and pharmaceutical chemicals to open up their sinouses and ears. The chemicals are liver-toxic and contribute to wearing down the body over the years.
Mudchick-I suggest you may have gone diving with a pre-existing condition that set you up for sinous & ear. Consider this: Some people on the liveaboard dived without getting the sinous & ear congestion. What was different about those people? Why do some people get blocked-ears and some don't, yet dive the same waters?
Cervical spine adjusting opens up the ears & nose. The nervous system of this region has a positive effect on the ears & nose. Suggestion: Prior to diving, go to a chiro and take a course of treatments to increase bio-mechanical function in the neck & upper shoulder region of the spine. It works. Post-dive, if the person is suffering inflammation & blockage, visit a chiro and have the cervcial spine checked for subluxation, a condition that contributes greatly to this situation.
Certainly, if you suspect barotrauma, a medic that cuts on ears should be consulted.
When their is dysfunction and adverse symptoms, something is going on. What is it? Lack of drugs in the diet? Probably not. Do the drugs fix the cause or treat the symptoms? The syptoms may go away, but if the problem comes back the next time you dive, have you corrected the cause of the sinous\ear dysfunction?
I offer up a different perspective from the medics on this board. What I suggest is a natural health care way of looking at the ears\sinous.
When you are out of town diving, say on a liveaboard, and develop sinous\ear blockage, what can you do on the boat to relieve symptoms? Easy. Deep massage of the sinouses over the face, all around the ears, the sub-occipital region of the spine (just below the back of the head). In classical acupuncture science, we acknowledge that there are numerous "acupoints" of influence. Stimulation of the outer body around the face, neck, sinouses and such has a dramatic effect on said structures of the inner body. Try this, it works! You can work on and massage yourself all around the head, neck, sinouses and watch what happens. Get your hands on yourself and heal your own body. Overcome the slavery of being dependent on pharm-drugs!
Best of luck Mudchick! I wish you well.
Regards,
page crow DC
