Diving with a runny nose

[alan_lee]

Was reading a scuba mag from Down Under and the article was about diving in the artic, and one thing that struck me was the part where the writer was saying that his nose was runny because of the cold weather. I've always been under the impression that if you've got the cold bug, you shouldn't dive at all.

Actually, am nursing a runny nose and hoping that I'd get well for this weekend's AOW, darned Zyrtec isn't working quick enuff for me :S

[frankc420]

The ENT that I frequent told me to use Afrin before my dive to clear me up if I'm kinda stuffy. He said that if that doesn't work well to take Sudafed.

I know, this is the opposite of what other doctors have said, but he's a diver too so I guess he knows what he's talking about? :P

[Diver Dennis]

Here are a number of threads a searched turned up on decongestants and diving...

http://www.scubaboard.com/search.php?searchid=4867384