Ear clearing

[Yazzyfooty]

For the first time since i started diving earlier this year I have had trouble clearing my left ear. I have tried a couple of different techniques at various depths but to no avail. It feels like I have water in there. Any suggestions please?

Yaz

[Ben Panter]

When you say "it feels like there is water in there", do you mean all the time or just when attempting to clear? If it's all the time, definitly go and see a doctor.

Otherwise, for some more exotic earclearing methods, have a look on the Dive Instruct website:

http://www.diveinstruct.org.uk/ears.html

cheers,

Ben

[Adrian Kelland]

Also here http://www.bsacforum.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Ear_Clearing_Methods

Where you can add your own pages.

Adrian

[Andy Wade]

When you say "it feels like there is water in there", do you mean all the time or just when attempting to clear? If it's all the time, definitly go and see a doctor.

Otherwise, for some more exotic earclearing methods, have a look on the Dive Instruct website:

http://www.diveinstruct.org.uk/ears.html

cheers,

Ben

Which are now also in the BSAC Wiki Diving Encylopaedia.

http://bsacforum.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Ear_Clearing_Methods

Try no. 9 if you're having difficulty clearing one side. Works for me. :cool:


Good lord! Don't everyone answer at once, make room for the guy, give him some air!
Or should that be nitrox? :D

[Nigel Hewitt]

For the first time since i started diving earlier this year I have had trouble clearing my left ear. I have tried a couple of different techniques at various depths but to no avail. It feels like I have water in there. Any suggestions please?Are we talking about the same thing?

Ear clearing as in equalising pressure or water in the ears?
If you've been at various depths and not equalised you'd suffer a lot of pain....

Conversely I still have water in my ears from the pool last night. I really must get them dewaxed soon. It's nothing to worry about.

[Yazzyfooty]

[QUOTE=Nigel Hewitt]Are we talking about the same thing?

Ear clearing as in equalising pressure or water in the ears?
If you've been at various depths and not equalised you'd suffer a lot of pain....

Yes ear clearing as in equalising the pressure. But I shall try the suggestions from the link others have suggested.

[Andy Wade]

[quote=Nigel Hewitt]Are we talking about the same thing?

Ear clearing as in equalising pressure or water in the ears?
If you've been at various depths and not equalised you'd suffer a lot of pain....

Yes ear clearing as in equalising the pressure. But I shall try the suggestions from the link others have suggested.

One thing I forgot to add.
Don't, whatever you do, overblow if it won't clear easily.
A round window barotrauma is definitely not recommended.

[John Williams]

[quote=Yazzyfooty]

One thing I forgot to add.
Don't, whatever you do, overblow if it won't clear easily.
A round window barotrauma is definitely not recommended.

Sorry ...couldn't resist!

....as opposed to a square window (or even an arched window) barotrauma.

Neither of those are "playschool" either though!

John

(I know I'm showing my age...but who can take "tikkabilla" seriously as the new Playschool!)

Bring back Floella Benjamin! Bring back Floella Benjamin!

[ray]

[QUOTE=Andy Wade]


John

(I know I'm showing my age...but who can take "tikkabilla" seriously as the new Playschool!)

Bring back Floella Benjamin! Bring back Floella Benjamin!


She must be nearly ready for her pension, what ever turns you on:D

[Andy Wade]

[quote=Andy Wade]

Sorry ...couldn't resist!

....as opposed to a square window (or even an arched window) barotrauma.

Neither of those are "playschool" either though!

John

(I know I'm showing my age...but who can take "tikkabilla" seriously as the new Playschool!)

Bring back Floella Benjamin! Bring back Floella Benjamin!

Floella Benjamin?
Pah.
Now Sarah Jane from Tikkabilla.... hmmmmm.....
:p

[posiedon]

just recently, after a dive, i can feel air coming out through my eye. any explanations as to why. doesnt affect equalising at all though during a dive.

[Andy Wade]

just recently, after a dive, i can feel air coming out through my eye. any explanations as to why. doesnt affect equalising at all though during a dive.

Your tear duct is connected to your oro-nasal passages.
You might also find occasionally that when you yawn you get tears appearing, and sometimes when your eyes are dry, blowing your nose can help. I expect this clears the tear ducts and helps to lubricate the eyes. I wear contact lenses and this often helps at the end of the day when my eyes dry up a bit.

I once knew a bloke who could blow smoke out through his tear duct - only on one side though... Not that I'd recommend trying it. :D

[alex bell]

thanks,I'm OK usually clearing my ears underwater, but haven't been more than 2 metres for a long time

[Chris aka divingchef]

For the first time since i started diving earlier this year I have had trouble clearing my left ear. I have tried a couple of different techniques at various depths but to no avail. It feels like I have water in there. Any suggestions please?

Yaz


Hi
Try sleeping with two pillows it helps to drain any liquid on the inside of the ear.
I had something similar and it worked for me

Chris

[eyalar]

I have found an interesting item in the internet, claiming to solve this problem.
See and let me know if it looks useful.

The link is:

Regards :)

[Adrian Kelland]

I have found an interesting item in the internet, claiming to solve this problem.
See and let me know if it looks useful.

The link is:

Regards :) Funny how the owner of the ebay store is one Eyal A. What a coincidence.

Ta ta.