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Originally Posted by hcknudsen

Hi there.
I´m looking for a serious discussion on the possibilities of diving with a device inserted in the ear, my main goal is not getting water on the eardrum.
Devices could be earplugs or anything else, even a cup covering the entire ear.
any suggestions are welcome, so throw in some experiences and thoughts please.



That was the short story, here are the facts around my problems.

Sometime last year I noticed a tear in my eardrum, air was leaking out when I was equalizing, since then I´ve been troubled with the problem, had a few infections and been stranded on land for weeks at a time, last time I went 8weeks without diving (used earplug when showering) and the eardrum seemed to have healed, it however tore on the second dive session.
The tearing is not painful, actually there is very little pain affiliated with the problem, and no loss of hearing that I´ve noticed.
Since I don´t know if the problem will ever get better, I might as well start looking at alternatives or do as my earspesialist say, find a new hobby.
He also said that operating on the eardrum would be foolish, since the chance of doing more damage always was present.



hc

have u heard of proplugs? they might help you.