[cdavis]

Ivan, you can tell the difference between frenzel and valsalva by how much preasure you develop on your nose. Try a valsalva, then a frenzel. The latter will develop much more preasure. If not, something is not right with your technique.

Just a general observation, It is very hard to describe what the throat is doing when equalizing. There seem to be a great many different perceptions of what is going on. Eric's paper is great, by far the best overall source, but I could not figure out how to frenzel from it. Something else I read in some thread happened to hit me just right and suddenly it was easy. Try reading and thinking about every thread you can find on frensel technique

Here is some info that will encourage you, just tried this out of curiosity. If I valsalva and don't intentially open the e-valves, there isn't enough preasure to force the tubes open. A fairly soft frenzel forces the tubes open even when I am trying to keep them closed. If your ears are sticky at all, it is well worth learning the frenzel.


Connor