BartBe
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Hi all...
Next week I finally start my course (can't wait - You guys make it sound so great ). Today I went to check out the local swimming pool where the course will be given and went for a little swim. As I bought my basic (starter) gear a few days ago I took the mask with me and had a bit of a 'get crap from the bottom' swim.
At the deepest end the pool is 3,6m deep, that would be about 12 to 13 feet if i'm not mistaking. I had no problems getting down there but the pressure killed my ears. I've read up about it and tried to clear my ears but I just didn't get it right. I held my nose and blew..., i swallowed, stuff like that, but i didn't manage to clear them properly. Sometimes one would pop but not the other or sometimes noting at all. I must say sitting here now i still feel it a bit in my right ear.
Am i doing something wrong, should i blow so hard that my eyeballs are rolling freely in my mask, is it normal that my ears heart even at that depth ?
My girlfriend had a go and told me her ears also heart so i guess it's fairly normal (unless we're that match made in heaven :mean: )
Please give me some pointers here as i don't want to be the guy that can't even do his first pool exercise next tuesday because his ears won't pop...
Tnx
Next week I finally start my course (can't wait - You guys make it sound so great ). Today I went to check out the local swimming pool where the course will be given and went for a little swim. As I bought my basic (starter) gear a few days ago I took the mask with me and had a bit of a 'get crap from the bottom' swim.
At the deepest end the pool is 3,6m deep, that would be about 12 to 13 feet if i'm not mistaking. I had no problems getting down there but the pressure killed my ears. I've read up about it and tried to clear my ears but I just didn't get it right. I held my nose and blew..., i swallowed, stuff like that, but i didn't manage to clear them properly. Sometimes one would pop but not the other or sometimes noting at all. I must say sitting here now i still feel it a bit in my right ear.
Am i doing something wrong, should i blow so hard that my eyeballs are rolling freely in my mask, is it normal that my ears heart even at that depth ?
My girlfriend had a go and told me her ears also heart so i guess it's fairly normal (unless we're that match made in heaven :mean: )
Please give me some pointers here as i don't want to be the guy that can't even do his first pool exercise next tuesday because his ears won't pop...
Tnx