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Hello to my good friends at Scuba Board. It has been a while since I've been here and I have to say that the site looks great! Well Dr. Deco may remember me as he was able to solve my problem as to whether or not I was bent during my trip to St. Maarten. Needless to say my story had a happy ending as I received the help I needed here at Scuba Board.
When I was undergoing treatment for the bends the performed an operation (can't remember what its called) where they basically put to pin holes in the inner ear and drain the fluid. I was told by Doctors that my ears had healed nicely. I have since has a copule of successful dives in the Caribbean. However, I tried a dive here in Ontario (Canada) full suit in a quarry. Of course the water was a little chilly but we were suited so it was ok. I COULD NOT for the life of me equalize my ears. I tried unsucessfully 5 times (max depth was 15 ft depth for me) I could not get past that 1st pressure layer. I was in extreme pain for most of that evening and aborted the dive scheduled for the next day. Could this be as a result the operation that I had? It seems weird cause I have been ok in the Carribean. Can water temperature play a part in equalization? I start to equalize as soon as my face hits the water. Also I was wondering if any kind of decongestant like contact C or something would make it easier to get that passage way open? Any suggestions or advice would once again be very much appreciated.
Thanks all, I hope everyone is well!
When I was undergoing treatment for the bends the performed an operation (can't remember what its called) where they basically put to pin holes in the inner ear and drain the fluid. I was told by Doctors that my ears had healed nicely. I have since has a copule of successful dives in the Caribbean. However, I tried a dive here in Ontario (Canada) full suit in a quarry. Of course the water was a little chilly but we were suited so it was ok. I COULD NOT for the life of me equalize my ears. I tried unsucessfully 5 times (max depth was 15 ft depth for me) I could not get past that 1st pressure layer. I was in extreme pain for most of that evening and aborted the dive scheduled for the next day. Could this be as a result the operation that I had? It seems weird cause I have been ok in the Carribean. Can water temperature play a part in equalization? I start to equalize as soon as my face hits the water. Also I was wondering if any kind of decongestant like contact C or something would make it easier to get that passage way open? Any suggestions or advice would once again be very much appreciated.
Thanks all, I hope everyone is well!