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

[happy-diver]

So what is everyone talking about, exhaling nasally to stop the skirt from deforming
before psis of salt water squirts you in the eye, followed by that unenviable stinging
at depth so basically equalising

I would have thought pushing the mask against the face, and inhaling nasally so you
have a negative pressure like the squeeze so you can get to depth without distortion
and then, equalise, as required

A lot of partial nose breathers exhalers out there

 

[poko21]

my issue is more with comfort. I can find a nice fitting mask but sometimes after a long dive I will find pressure points

 

[Aqua guy]

Nasolabial folds are the creases that run from the sides of the nose to the corners of the mouth.

I'm pretty sure these lines next to the nose is causing water to keak into my mask.

Is there a hack or anything that can prevent this?

Those are called laugh lines try using English

 

[RXTdiver]

Those are called laugh lines try using English

Those are called Nasolabial folds. Try using Google.

And why are you getting so offended at that? You need to do better.

 

[ka5ysy]

Nasolabial folds are the creases that run from the sides of the nose to the corners of the mouth.

I'm pretty sure these lines next to the nose is causing water to keak into my mask.

Is there a hack or anything that can prevent this?

My wife had the same issue. I tried every mask available including child sizes . She has a narrow face and when using a snorkel were always broke the seal.

We finally found the solution in an Ocean Reef full face snorkel mask. She is not a diver but we tried her fit with my Ocean Reed Predator FFM and it maintained a proper seal to her face.

So the answer is to try a full face scuba mask. I will say they will ruin you on using standard face masks: you will breathe normally, not get salt water in your eyes (great for us contact lens users ) , not get regulator jaw fatigue, etc. Bonus: you can add comm systems and be able to talk under water.

and please become a member of DAN

Doug

 

[kcc6001]

I haven't seen this before. Is there a brand/model you can suggest so I can look at it.
It makes perfect sense, just like a double O-ring on our dive canisters

I just got the Scuba Pro synergy 2 for the same issue. Tried it out in the LDS pool and it worked great. It’s not cheap but the double skirt seems to work. I got my on sale at the Divers Supply demo day having used it now I likely would’ve paid full freight.