Eye pain in first meters of descend?

[marin2004]

Have any of you divers had any experience with this problem? My brother is a recreational diver and has no problems with frenzel equalizing, but feels pain very much like pressure pain in middle ear, but in his eyes. He told me, first couple of dives he cant go more than 1 meter down, the pain is huge. However after few dives, eyes seem to get adapted and everything is back to normal. I've never felt anything like that. It might be the beginning of the season and first dives after 8 motnhs, although he didnt have similar problems ever before.

Marin

 

[jome]

I always reply to these things because it's something I've had problems with my self alot.

Shortly, I suspect it is a blocked forehead sinus. Is he sure it is coming from the eyes and not just above or behind the eyes? Forehead sinus block can cause pain that seems to radiate, ie. it "feels" like it's coming from different places.

The reason I suspect that is the fact that you mention the pain starting very shallow and being huge.

I'm not saying it couldn't be something else, so it might be worth checking it out with a doctor or something. This is just the first thing that comes to mind...

 

[marin2004]

Thanks for reply!
I'll talk some more with him and share your comments. It might be that, it might also have something to do with inner nose deviation, or septum deviation he has ( its called something like that ) that he should get rid off at doctors.

Marin

 

[Alun]

i had this the first time i ever scuba dived - in a pool. i had no idea what the problem was, no else knew either. it was very painful. next time i dived i was ok. i'm not sure what the problem was, something to do with a sinus not equalizing maybe. in my case probably due to a cold or something. i don't think i've ever had it since.

 

[naiad]

I think it's a sinus problem - I have had that kind of pain sometimes, but less now that I have done more training.

Lucia

 

[DeepThought]

Usually pain should signal - stop. He should check it out, I wouldn't dive if the pain is still there as damage might be the next thing after it.

 

[naiad]

Once I ignored it and kept on going, and I had some bleeding from my mouth afterwards. This was in only 2m of water. Now I am more careful. :blackeye

Lucia

 

[jome]

I'll second that. The best thing to do is to stop diving. I also have forced it and consequently suffered from a bloody nose for weeks after diving (no pain, but a bloody nose). My guess is that something tore up in there and while the block was removed for then, something was also broken and it couldn't heal properly. I then had to stop diving all together for over 2 weeks before it went away...

So, as Michael so well put it...Pain, any kind, is always a signal from your body that something is not right. So stop and try to find out what it is before going back in...

 

[shoutatthesky]

I take eye drops for glaucoma and can taste them in the back of my mouth a few minutes later. This illustrates just how connected all these parts of our anatomy are - Nose, sinuses, eyes, mouth, ears, stomach, etc. I would deduce a problem in one of this group interfering with equalizing

 

[Marwan]

I can bet it's the sinus, I Know that pain feels horrible, its like your eye will pop out, a blocked sinus would be my guess at the culprit. Its better to check it out with a doctor in all cases to be sure.