Strange Ear Issue

[rivers]

Myself and a colleague are in the process of teaching our non-diving colleagues to dive (we both work part-time as an instructor and DM outside of our full time jobs). One of our colleagues had an issue where her ears would clear, but then re-block without changing depth. I think in about 25 minutes we managed to get down to 1.5m before just canning it entirely. It is possible she has the remnants of a chest infection/cold which cleared about 1.5 weeks ago that she doesn't notice on the surface, but was enough to cause issue underwater.
But the issue that concerns me was the clearing and re-blocking, as it's not something myself or my colleague who was instructing has ever come across. Any ideas?

 

[fmerkel]

Post viral inflammation, I would not think it was all that uncommon. Either she's not ready for the water....yet.....or she has some underlying problems that need to be addressed before going forward.
If all you got was 1.5m I wouldn't be confident she ever actually cleared.
There are LOTS of threads on clearing issues, techniques, and medications that can be helpful.

 

[Jax]

Ugh. I'm not a medical person, but I have had that problem. Quite annoying. I thought I had recovered from a cold, too.

If a decongestant doesn't allow her to clear - I recommend a pool - then give it time. And consult DAN.

 

[Biking4ever]

Hi,
ppl say use the dry ear from pharmacy after diving
regards
B4e