Chazell29
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This is my first post; I looked through the forum and I couldn't find a specific area for injuries. I'm signed up to do my Open Water Certification, and I did an introduction to Scuba through PADI on Saturday.
We only went down to 10 feet in the pool, but I had trouble equalizing my ears on decent. I had some pain but I was able to clear it by ascending and equalizing. Today is three days later, and I have slight, random pain in my right ear and my hearing is muffled with a slight loss of hearing. I looked on DAN and my symptoms seem to describe Barotitis media. I went to my doctor this morning to have it checked out however he's out of town and I can't get in to see anyone for a couple of days. I have HMO insurance so I can't go to another doctor, unless I go to the ER. The ER is $100 per visit for me, so I was curious if this is something serious, where time is of the essence and I need to get it looked at, or if it can wait a few days. I really don't want to spend the $100 if I don't have to.
Thanks for the input and I apologize if this is in the wrong section.
We only went down to 10 feet in the pool, but I had trouble equalizing my ears on decent. I had some pain but I was able to clear it by ascending and equalizing. Today is three days later, and I have slight, random pain in my right ear and my hearing is muffled with a slight loss of hearing. I looked on DAN and my symptoms seem to describe Barotitis media. I went to my doctor this morning to have it checked out however he's out of town and I can't get in to see anyone for a couple of days. I have HMO insurance so I can't go to another doctor, unless I go to the ER. The ER is $100 per visit for me, so I was curious if this is something serious, where time is of the essence and I need to get it looked at, or if it can wait a few days. I really don't want to spend the $100 if I don't have to.
Thanks for the input and I apologize if this is in the wrong section.