Water leaks into mask because of nasolabial lines (next to nose)

[fred32176]

I have an asymmetrical face due to an ice skating accident 20 years ago. I also have a mustache. What works for me, is trimming the top of the mustache, silicone grease, a very flexible mask and avoiding snorting when laughing.

 

[boulderjohn]

Learn to keep your face expressionless and smile with your eyes, petroleum jelly works

Several people have mentioned this. In my experience teaching new divers, most leaks were caused my their mouth movements. Learn to maintain a true poker face. I mentioned that in a class once, and my assistant told the class that he bought three masks before he figured that out.

 

[happy-diver]

Now I have no idea why it is not mentioned more often, with these mask, and many more diving issues
But if you just add a few metres to your depth the compression takes over and makes stuff much easier

Everything easier, think slow motion, and how much extra time you have to study and organise yourself


Seriously pools past the basic course is for swimming and the birds, whereas open water is for, learning


So on a not so different note, I've spoken with the boss of infrastructure experiments and happy diving

and got the go ahead

Some good gloop this stuff

And I've still got room for my fingers when I need some dollops for cars and general dollop required things

 

[happy-diver]

So have youse all got your Mask Silicone Disintegratometers, that you're getting your info from handy

My current fave, about 100 dives plenty of different brands of petroleum jelly, ccr dives mainly on this

Nope the needle ain't even thinking about moving

Boing!!!

 

[CT-Rich]

I would say, take a regulator mouth piece with you when mask shopping. It might help to have a realistic representation of what your face will be like diving. I am hard to fit for masks, and one I found a make and style that worked, I went through hell and high water to get exactly the same one as a replacement.

 

[Barryattle]

I would say, take a regulator mouth piece with you when mask shopping. It might help to have a realistic representation of what your face will be like diving. I am hard to fit for masks, and one I found a make and style that worked, I went through hell and high water to get exactly the same one as a replacement.

Yes! I tried Vaseline, silicone grease (did not notice any effects on mask skirts, though I worried - silicone grease ruined some silicone o-rings and killed a camera before I figured that out), position and tightness of strap on head, elastic vs. velcro head strap, etc. I tried slight positive pressure (helps, but did not stop it), shaving the top of my mustache - all no help. I could feel water leak in around the area of the right nasolabial fold. I had to clear between every few breaths and maybe every 1-2 minutes, depending and blew through way too much air. Finding the right mask is what worked for me (and my SAC improved to "below average"). A little grease or wax on the mustache helps, but even when I forget that, I am vastly better off than with all the other masks I tried. Try all that other stuff, but with the best-fitting mask you can find, if you have non-average face.

 

[BoltSnap]

So on a not so different note, I've spoken with the boss of infrastructure experiments and happy diving

and got the go ahead

Some good gloop this stuff

What are you doing with your mask in this shiit? What are you trying to do here, and what is that blue stuff?

 

[Boarderguy]

What are you doing with your mask in this shiit? What are you trying to do here, and what is that blue stuff?

That mask is about to have a good time

 

[RXTdiver]

How is water getting in at your nose if your nose is the lowest portion of the mask?

If there is a small break in the seal below my nose, I would think that water can leak in. How is this not possible?

 

[RXTdiver]

A slight pressure into the mask will keep that water out unless you're diving upside down.

I'm not sure what you mean. How would you add a slight pressure into the mask?

Also, between the surrounding water and the air inside your mask, which one has more pressure?