Mega Headache

[Elemental]

Hey Guys,
Was at the pool yesterday and was practicing some dynamic finning.
Only doing sets of 25m mixed up with surface swimming then duck diving finning and then surface again.
After the first 25 i felt a little twinge behind my left eye, like a headache feels.
Went for the next set and immediately as I hit the bottom my ability to equalise was gone and I had a blinding headache, I tried coming up a little and it seemed to help but the headache was still there. I blew extra hard through my nose and heard a little high pitched squeak and the headache was gone, swam the 25 and then on the way back up it came back.
The pool depth is only 2m and in open water I never have this issue but have had it at numerous times while mucking around. I am only wearing swimming goggles and tried it without goggles but the ache was still there until it squeaked again.
Is there something I can do to get rid of this am I in trouble?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[monkeyhatfork]

if your sinus are blocked up it will be noticable even in a few feet of water

 

[Elemental]

Is there anyway of clearing your sinus before diving?

 

[monkeyhatfork]

Its normally not an issue unless you are sick or have allergies, I like mucinex and cleaning my sinus out with a neti pot if i'm having sinus problems

 

[cdavis]

Sinus squeeze for sure.

How to deal with it?
Best: find out what is irritating the sinus and fix it, get over a cold, get away from what is causing an allergic reaction, etc. Is it possible that using goggles is somehow irritating you when wearing a mask is not? Fresh water in the nose or ?

next best: neti pot flush. Gets rid of allergins before they make your sinuses crazy. Yeah, I know it sounds horrible, but it's really pretty easy and works.

last: drugs. Afrin spray is strong, other decongestant spays, pseudafed pills open up all passages and often work well with mild sinus and etube problems. All the drugs have rebound or other problems and you are only addressing symptoms, not causes. They have the great advantage of being fast.

Connor

 

[podge]

I’m with the Neti Pot, marvellous bit of kit all be it a bit messy sometimes.

 

[Dartfisher]

I use the Neti Pot each time before I dive and Hav'nt had any problems since. I'm a believer.
Nic

 

[agbiv]

I blast up nose with saline solution in the shower. Mess goes down the drain. With all the crap in the air here in Texas it's a must. Bet the squeek you hear is your eustachian tube clearing and it might be clogged or inflamed. :head