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I know! I knew then that she didn't know what she was talking about. He meant like if you feel a bit of pain during equalising (in the pool) to stop immediately. He told me you'd have to ignore a LOT of pain to actually rupture the ear drum or do damage. Come to think of it, he also said most hearing loss from diving is temporary and comes back on its own after two or so weeks. So I don't doubt he knows what he's talking about at all. I just doubt myself, lol
 
Seek advice from an ENT (as you got) who is actually a diver. A non-diver will not understand that the biggest pressure change happens in the first 10 meters. After a perforated ear drum, my ENT told me to limit my diving to shallower depths; he simply didn't understand the pressure differentials at shallower depths. @doctormike?

Yeah, it's hard to say much without knowing what actually is going on - there may be a reason that the ENT doctor told the OP that there was a risk. Inner ear issue?

It's not a sign of a deep understanding of dive physiology to imply that there is some sort of cutoff depth for people with ETD where it's safe to dive above but prohibited to dive below. You can either equalize or you can't. That's something that you should be able to determine in a pool, but no matter what, any diver must understand that if they have trouble equalizing at any time on descent, they have to slow down, stop and even thumb the dive if necessary.
 
Yeah, it's hard to say much without knowing what actually is going on - there may be a reason that the ENT doctor told the OP that there was a risk. Inner ear issue?

It's not a sign of a deep understanding of dive physiology to imply that there is some sort of cutoff depth for people with ETD where it's safe to dive above but prohibited to dive below. You can either equalize or you can't. That's something that you should be able to determine in a pool, but no matter what, any diver must understand that if they have trouble equalizing at any time on descent, they have to slow down, stop and even thumb the dive if necessary.
Hello Dr Mike,
Is there any way I could message you please?

Thank you,
Amy
 
If you dont like what your doctor said, see another doctor...I find doctors are only human and err often... as we all do.
 
Hello,

I was wondering if anyone could tell me roughly what the chances are of losing your hearing (permanently) from diving in a pool, no deeper than 3m.

I ask because I was told by an ent specialist against diving, that it would be very likely after my bout of ETD and I could not deal with pressure suddenly. While a specialist, extremely experienced dive doctor told me the opposite and cleared me with no hesitation. I want to continue diving but of course, absolutely do not want to lose my hearing. If I went under and was unable to equalise, would I likely lose my hearing?

I'm just gauging knowledge and will feed back to my instructor too.

Many thanks for all of your time,
Amy

Hi Amy,

I'd recommend you stick with one thread per illness in the Diving Medicine forum. We're in the process of trying to answer your question in the other thread you started; starting more than one can get confusing.

Best regards,
DDM
 


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