[naiad]

Thanks for the warning.

That sounds like a barotrauma of the kind that scuba divers get if they ascend while holding their breath. I have never heard of it happening due to overpacking until now, but there's no reason why it shouldn't be possible.

Packing is something to be very careful with, most of all if you haven't done it for a long time. I find that my ability to tolerate packing declines rapidly if I don't do it for a while, but it can also be gained rapidly if I do a lot of it.

I only pack because I can't take a full breath when my chest is under the water, so although it looks as if I pack a lot for static and dynamic in the pool, I am probably not going over normal TLC.

Lucia