BettyRubble
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Fortunately it was at the end of the dive anyway so it wasn't a big deal, but curious if anyone has had this happen. If so how did you handle it. Gotta be something other then calling a dive.
Here's the gross stuff. 2nd dive of the day, about 30 minutes into the dive my sinuses went into overdrive. Within 10 minutes my nose was so stuffy I couldn't clear my mask. 38 minutes in, I called the dive because my mask had water and worst, I REALLY needed to blow a snot ball (I know, not ladylike but reality) and I had the horrible sensation that it was going to block my airway. That I couldn't just swallow it (Yes, I know, gross)
So, got to the surface, ripped off the mask and blew a snot ball across the lake. (Fortunatley for my buddy, did so in the opposite direction of where he was!).
My sinuses are horrible. Usually end up with slight bloody discharge after dives. I take sinus meds everyday and pop sudafed before any major diving. Didn't do that today cuz it was a one day, two dive quarry day and normally not an issue.
My primary question is can you clear your sinuses underwater effectively or do you just risk making it worse? Is it better to call it and handle it at the surface? My initial thought was to pull the mask off blow and put mask back on but I was very concerned that if it didn't work I'd be unable to clear the mask. My ears were fine, it was just my nose.
Sorry for the un-ladylike post. Thanks for the feedback!
Here's the gross stuff. 2nd dive of the day, about 30 minutes into the dive my sinuses went into overdrive. Within 10 minutes my nose was so stuffy I couldn't clear my mask. 38 minutes in, I called the dive because my mask had water and worst, I REALLY needed to blow a snot ball (I know, not ladylike but reality) and I had the horrible sensation that it was going to block my airway. That I couldn't just swallow it (Yes, I know, gross)
So, got to the surface, ripped off the mask and blew a snot ball across the lake. (Fortunatley for my buddy, did so in the opposite direction of where he was!).
My sinuses are horrible. Usually end up with slight bloody discharge after dives. I take sinus meds everyday and pop sudafed before any major diving. Didn't do that today cuz it was a one day, two dive quarry day and normally not an issue.
My primary question is can you clear your sinuses underwater effectively or do you just risk making it worse? Is it better to call it and handle it at the surface? My initial thought was to pull the mask off blow and put mask back on but I was very concerned that if it didn't work I'd be unable to clear the mask. My ears were fine, it was just my nose.
Sorry for the un-ladylike post. Thanks for the feedback!