Comments on: How Can I Prevent My Ears Hurting When Scuba Diving?

By: Baxter's Dad

Baxter's Dad — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:38:18 +0000

eat peanut butter.

By: pro_swim

pro_swim — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:31:23 +0000

Chew gum…oh wait that is riding on a plane.

By: Doug

Doug — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:15:44 +0000

1. Stop Scuba Diving.
2. Regulate.
3. Before entering the water, have someone drop a weight on your foot. Then enter the water. Your foot should be hurting enough that you forget about the pain in your ears.
4. Suck it up, you’re breathing underwater, experiencing one of the most amazing things you can on this earth of ours. Stop complaining about your ears, and open your eyes to all that lives and breathes under water.

By: NONAME

NONAME — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:46:51 +0000

Don’t force it because my brother couldn’t pop his ears then he went all teh way down scuba diving with me and his erdrum burst, so don’t go down if you don’t think you can equalise. Try talking to your scuba instructor for help…popping although u said u can’t but keep trying, also swallowing helps.
hope this helps

By: scubanin

scubanin — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:55:43 +0000

Equalizing one’s ears can vary widely from person to person.
Can you equalize your ears right now? You will know they are equalizing when you hear a “crackle” or “squeak” or air escaping your ears.
If you are having trouble equalizing on the surface, going underwater will only make it more difficult.
The eustachian tubes connect your respitory system to your ears and is the method in which you equalize your ears. You want to have these free for easy equalizing. The following may help:
1. Pinch your nose and gently blow against it.
2. Do not look down when you try to equalize. This just tucks your chin to your chest and puts pressure on the eustachian tubes. Look up when you try to equalize.
3. Stick your chin out. This will pull the back of your jaw away from the eustachian tubes.
4. Wiggle your jaw side to side when trying to equalize.
5. Try a “forced” swallow instead of blowing against a pinched nose.
6. Lean your head up and to the right when trying to equalize the left ear. Up and to the left for the right ear. This helps stretch out the eustacian tube.
Some people don’t have issues with ear equalization. Some people like me need to do all or combinations of the above to equalize.
If at any point your are feeling discomfort in your ears, you have gone too deep without equalizing. Ascend some in the water and equalizing before going back down.