triamcinolone acetonide?

[EliteDetail]

anyone have any idea as to id this stuff works as far as helping to relieve the soreness when decending. my ears have a tendency to not wanna equalize causing pain, I had a doctor tell me to try this nasal spray and that it may help...any suggestions or oppinions?

 

[fmerkel]

Also known as Azmacort=nasal steroid.

Localized anti-inflammatory for the nasal membranes. This means the Dr. suspects you have inflammation (swelling) which obstructs the air passages and this hopefully will help to open them. It is slow acting so may take a week or 2 of regular use to help. It will not help much if taken on only an occasional basis and will do almost nothing if taken just before a dive.

It is NOT a decongestant like Afrin or pseudofed. These tighten the mucosal capillary muscles and shrink mucous membranes for a relatively short period of time. Afrin has what's called a "rebound effect" if taken for more than a couple of days. Azmacort does not do this.

I need to use the stuff myself. Use to get nosebleeds often. I will probably help the ears but might not. The best thing for ears is very careful clearing. Every 2 feet is not too much. Every 4 feet is too little. Check out this website for much more information:

http://faculty.washington.edu/ekay/

Watch the whole video if you have time.

Fritz Merkel

 

[Saturation]

Fmerkel is correct in that this medication is a steroid. It can be formulated for asthma as Azmacort or nasal inflammation as Nasacort.

If a diver can equalize to 10' without medication, s/he can likely equalize deeper.

If there is some congestion, the usual trial medication is Sudafed, which works faster.

Usually, steroids are used if there is a strong suspicion of some allergic type of inflammation.

 

[EliteDetail]

Maybe ill try sudafed first. Ive only been on one dive thus far, the dive was only to 30 feet. When i got down to about 10 feet my ears began to feel sharp pains in both sides, kinda like a nail was being shoved in my ear drums! I equalized and decended about 5 more feet before feeling this pain again ( I kept doing the nose thing every 2 feet and ascending 2-3 feet when i felt pain to try and equalize again) I told my doctor this and she recomended me this nasal spray, she gave me a sample of to try however i dont want to try soemthing that i will have to constantly use and become dependant on. I think maybe ill try one more dive without anything (except maybe my docs pro plugs that I hear may help) and see if i feel the same pain, if so ill resort to sudafed and see what happens. thanks for all the help.

 

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Maybe ill try sudafed first. Ive only been on one dive thus far, the dive was only to 30 feet. When i got down to about 10 feet my ears began to feel sharp pains in both sides, kinda like a nail was being shoved in my ear drums! I equalized and decended about 5 more feet before feeling this pain again ( I kept doing the nose thing every 2 feet and ascending 2-3 feet when i felt pain to try and equalize again) I told my doctor this and she recomended me this nasal spray, she gave me a sample of to try however i dont want to try soemthing that i will have to constantly use and become dependant on. I think maybe ill try one more dive without anything (except maybe my docs pro plugs that I hear may help) and see if i feel the same pain, if so ill resort to sudafed and see what happens. thanks for all the help.

Yes, that sharp pain is failure to equalize. You can best practice in a swimming pool with full scuba gear, to help you also get used to good buoyancy. If you can swim comfortably at the 'deep end', you can do the same in deeper water.