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  1. geogirl

    Eustachian tube balloon procedure for diving

    I am currently scheduled for this balloon procedure in January 2019. My 2 issues are difficulty equalizing and sea sickness. I never had issues with sea sickness until I moved to Hawaii and started diving every weekend. It takes me forever to get down to 110'. I nearly always have a bloody...
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    Kauai / Niihau diving summer 2014

    Wow what a generous offer! thank you. If I may take you up on that? A group of us that live on Oahu have a race sailing from here to Kauai Aug 1. Most (maybe all) of us are advanced divers and were thinking about sailing over to Ni'ihau for a few days of diving and camping on the boat. None...
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    Big Island & Kauai ... last two weeks of May

    You can do the Manta Ray as a shore dive, but the waters are rough right now. not a good one for a newbie unless you go via boat. I'll be doing it this weekend. cheers
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    Dive Equipment

    PS. Cheap baby shampoo works great, if not better, as a defogger for masks.
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    Dive Equipment

    As a woman with a small face/head I have never had a great fitting mask, expensive though. I recently did my advanced certification (11 years later) and my instructor noticed how much I was clearing my mask, gave me the "big eyes" Cressi mask made for women. I LOVE IT! I don't have to clear...
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    Neoprene Wetsuits and Latex Allergy HELP..

    P.S. some wetsuits have a rubber coating at their edges - e.g. legs and arms. I have had adverse reactions to only these parts of the wetsuit. I don't believe that I am allergic to neoprene, but I am definitely allergic to latex - swollen red rashes that last 1.5-2 weeks.
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    Neoprene Wetsuits and Latex Allergy HELP..

    I have not researched this site but I found it to be at least more clear. According to their listing neoprene is a non-latex product. Again I have not researched the credibility of this site, but it's from the American Latex Allergy Association. Maybe this will help. Online Resource Manual |...
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