Hi
I would be really grateful if anyone would reply to this thread answering my question.
I'm quite an experienced diver, and have never had any problems with my ears. Even so, the last couple of times i've gone diving, getting past the 3 metre mark has been hard. I've been equalizing properly nearly continuously, and haven't been under or over pressuring my ears. When i got to three metres (on my last dive), my ear started squealing and hurting. I hovered at that point for about a minute trying to equalize. Miraculously, after a minute of doing that, my ear stopped being painful. I was confident enough to carry on with thedive, and successfully got up to 18 metres without any more problems.
When i got to the surface there was a dullness in my ear. It felt almost blocked. knew i hadn't perforated it because there weren't any fluids coming out of it. The next dive ws in an hour, and i was sure my ear would be ok. I had no trouble with it at all.
In a week i'm going on a trip, (and i've already paid for it!) but my ear still feels strange. I have been advised to take decongestants,such as sudafed, as i have been told that the problem is a blocked sinus. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of what it could be, or what i could do to stop it playing up.
I would be really grateful if anyone would reply to this thread answering my question.
I'm quite an experienced diver, and have never had any problems with my ears. Even so, the last couple of times i've gone diving, getting past the 3 metre mark has been hard. I've been equalizing properly nearly continuously, and haven't been under or over pressuring my ears. When i got to three metres (on my last dive), my ear started squealing and hurting. I hovered at that point for about a minute trying to equalize. Miraculously, after a minute of doing that, my ear stopped being painful. I was confident enough to carry on with thedive, and successfully got up to 18 metres without any more problems.
When i got to the surface there was a dullness in my ear. It felt almost blocked. knew i hadn't perforated it because there weren't any fluids coming out of it. The next dive ws in an hour, and i was sure my ear would be ok. I had no trouble with it at all.
In a week i'm going on a trip, (and i've already paid for it!) but my ear still feels strange. I have been advised to take decongestants,such as sudafed, as i have been told that the problem is a blocked sinus. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of what it could be, or what i could do to stop it playing up.