If you don’t use it you lose it

[Richard Bender]

I have understood that for some it is very uncomfortable to get water in the ears. I don’t get it since I basically grew up under water. But as long as you feel good it’s all good!

Thanks! I have not dived deeper than 10.5 feet (yet) so we will see if a deeper pool presents problems for me. I wonder how long it takes for the eustachian tubes to stretch or 'adapt' to the increased pressure?

 

[SubSub]

Thanks! I have not dived deeper than 10.5 feet (yet) so we will see if a deeper pool presents problems for me. I wonder how long it takes for the eustachian tubes to stretch or 'adapt' to the increased pressure?

As long as you got the basics down and know how to equalise properly, you will likely not have any problems equalising down to below 25-30m (90ft) where the air in your lungs are so compressed you don’t have any to use for equalisation. But I guess that’s gonna take a while.

 

[Richard Bender]

As long as you got the basics down and know how to equalise properly, you will likely not have any problems equalising down to below 25-30m (90ft) where the air in your lungs are so compressed you don’t have any to use for equalisation. But I guess that’s gonna take a while.

Thanks for the great advice and friendly conversation. I will shoot for 15-20 feet at first and see how i feel. I have yet to take a course or find a buddy nearby me. I live in the NorthEast U.S. so it's hard to find someone like me!

 

[zazuge]

I stopped practicing CO2 2 months before last summer dives.
I used to do 4min statics and after a whole year of no CO2 table, i'm back to 2min static >_>
The reason i stopped last year, was because i was afraid of reaching my limit when i go diving in the sea, i thought CO2 tolerance was pushing me dangerously to hypoxia state, and for a good reason, 2 times in DYN/DNF training, i had LMC and when time i almost BO.
So stopping for 2 months made it so that my urge to breath got triggered just 30sec after diving, (while i could go for 1min in DNF without feeling anything)
a year later, and now my STA is back to 2min, and it's like i'm starting from scratch (i stopped going to the pool when it started getting cold)