Scuba Diving Pain Read only if you know about ear pressure?
I have just passed my part 1 scuba class and we dove to 14 feet
after i came up there has been pressure stuck in my ear what should i do
IT IS KILLING ME!
Add on I EQUALIZED EVERY FEW FEET!
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when your ears fist start to hurt close your mouth, hold your nose and blow air out your ears. they will probably tell you this pretty soon.
You must EQUALIZE early and often, before you descend and as you are descending. This should have been taught and shown to you BEFORE and during the class
Very common if you dive with a cold or slight congestion. Did you equalise on the way down? And did it clear ok? If so then you have a reverse block caused by congestion.
The easiest way to relieve it would be to use a decongestion medication. ‘Actifed’ is usually fast acting. However dont use this as a way to dive when you have a cold, It does wear off. Its also worth getting checked out at the doctors to make sure there is no blockage.
equalize your ears! that the most important rule of diving next to breathing
As others have said, you need to equalize early and often.
Here’s a few ways to try:
Pinch you nose, and blow out GENTLY though your nose.
Yawning
Tilting your head side to side
Jaw “pop” (opening your jaw quickly)
Try any combinationn of the above. What works best for some may not work for you.
I do a combination of popping my jaw and exhaling through my nose without pinching it shut. Works great, for me. Play around on land till you find something that works for you.