Slight sinus stuffiness

[Jambi]

HPT3, do you have allergies? I suffer from allergies and in the morning I wake up the same way, especially if I have a fan on in the room. Just like you after a shower or hour after waking I am okay. My PMD tells me I should ok to dive as long as the symptoms clear up. As always you should speak with your PMD.

Jambi

 

[Cayman Lover]

When i was getting my OW certification, I actually mentioned this to my instructor who SUGGESTED that I would be okay if I took a benadryl before diving!

Since then, I have taken steps to permanently cure my chronic nasal obstruction (and slight congestion) and had a procedure called somnoplasty. It sounds like a nose-job, but it isn't. It's a very simple and painless use of a probe which shrinks the tissue in your lower nasal turbinate (the one most responsible for creating all that gunk that people like us get in the morning). It takes about 8 weeks to see final results, so I have a few weeks left to wait, but I already notice a difference in my everyday life and am eager to see the difference in my "diving" life. Do a search for a good ENT in your area who performs it. I highly recommend it. I missed no work and the procedure was done in about 10 minutes. The only drawback: insurance doesn't cover it in many cases and it cost me $500. Small change for a lifetime of results though!

 

[jeep4x4me]

HPT3 once bubbled...
Ok. If I take Sudifad or a decongestent an hour or so before diving to insure that my sinuses are clear, will I have any problems?

What happens when your at depth and the meds where off and the congestion starts to return? Good way to get a reverse block...ouch. I'd say stay dry until you know, without needing reassurance, that your o.k. to dive. Besides why risk it.

Hope this helps.

 

[MrSquid]

I have the same problem. I am allergic to dust mites. I dive every weekend in the summer months and I never have a problem. I don't take any decongestants.

However, you should not use me as an example. Contact DAN for a doctor knowledgeable in dive medicine who can evaluate your situation.