Hi all. I managed handsfree equalisation for the first time today. I have always been able to open my eustachian tubes on demand but this was the first time equalising without pinching my nose. Also the first time I tried underwater.
I follow the technique taken from Adam Stern's video clip on youtube, but I suspect I am not doing it 100% correct, I was wondering if anyone can answer this...
I seem to be dependent on a little bit of backpressure from the mask to fully equalise. On land I can very faintly equalise using no hands, but underwater I can fully equalise. Is this how it works with a little bit if pressure from the mask? On my video clip I took of myself I start losing little bubbles of air from my mask as I descent. At the end of my dive session I have more control and the bubbles does not escape anymore. I am a little unsure exactly what I did differently, apart from equalising more gently and concentrating more on my actions. I obviously do not want to loose more oxygen then with Frenzel as I sometimes go quite deep.
Would complete no hands equalisation mean no air escaping from your nose or does it rely on something to build up a little pressure in your nose?
Thank you,
I follow the technique taken from Adam Stern's video clip on youtube, but I suspect I am not doing it 100% correct, I was wondering if anyone can answer this...
I seem to be dependent on a little bit of backpressure from the mask to fully equalise. On land I can very faintly equalise using no hands, but underwater I can fully equalise. Is this how it works with a little bit if pressure from the mask? On my video clip I took of myself I start losing little bubbles of air from my mask as I descent. At the end of my dive session I have more control and the bubbles does not escape anymore. I am a little unsure exactly what I did differently, apart from equalising more gently and concentrating more on my actions. I obviously do not want to loose more oxygen then with Frenzel as I sometimes go quite deep.
Would complete no hands equalisation mean no air escaping from your nose or does it rely on something to build up a little pressure in your nose?
Thank you,