RIdiverMike
Registered
Yup, I know you're not supposed to. And I know a woman who used a nasal spray, had it wear off at 80ft, had a reverse squeeze and ruptured both her ear drums on ascent. Never dove again. And I had a grade 4 barotrauma myself in Cozumel as a rookie diver when I had caught a cold and not realized it, got a squeeze and the pain came quickly.
So I'm not planning anything foolish - I've seen and experienced some of the bad consequences - but am going to the Keys tomorrow with a bit of a head cold and wondered how other folks look at this, i.e., when do you consider yourself "done" with the cold? My simplistic criteria:
1. Can I clear my ears?
2. Can I breath comfortably without wheezing, sneezing, coughing fits, etc.
3. Do I feel well, i.e., clear headed, not feverish or overly tired
Do these sound reasonable to other folks?
Thx.
So I'm not planning anything foolish - I've seen and experienced some of the bad consequences - but am going to the Keys tomorrow with a bit of a head cold and wondered how other folks look at this, i.e., when do you consider yourself "done" with the cold? My simplistic criteria:
1. Can I clear my ears?
2. Can I breath comfortably without wheezing, sneezing, coughing fits, etc.
3. Do I feel well, i.e., clear headed, not feverish or overly tired
Do these sound reasonable to other folks?
Thx.