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Possibly check into custom made Westone AquaNots. I have a set, but havent dove with them yet, just snorkeled.
Originally Posted by Jeff Pack
again, you should look into the Westone Aqua Nots. Custom fitted. Find a local place and talk with them about it.
Jeff,
Your post says that you haven't tried diving with your AquaNots yet (italics mine). From what I've read about them, they are designed to exclude water from the ear while swimming and probably work perfectly well for that. However, if you plug your external ear canal completely and descend on a dive, you are going to experience a potentially catastrophic external ear squeeze. You're also advising this diver to do the same. Probably not such a good idea.
Your post says that you haven't tried diving with your AquaNots yet (italics mine). From what I've read about them, they are designed to exclude water from the ear while swimming and probably work perfectly well for that. However, if you plug your external ear canal completely and descend on a dive, you are going to experience a potentially catastrophic external ear squeeze. You're also advising this diver to do the same. Probably not such a good idea.
Best,
DDM
Good catch, before you made the post I had already looked at AquaNots and noted that it was not compatible with diving (I thought I mentioned this somewhere?). I am not going to do something that hasn't been proven to work just because there's that much more risk. I don't know if the ear masks are proven to work but that is something I can test with 10-20ft of water.
As much as I'd like to dive, the possibility is extremely small/slim.
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Originally Posted by Jeff Pack
