Mild miss...
I've been having flu symptoms getting in the way of my diving recently.
Started clearing up. I could somewhat equalize on land. Good enough. I hoped...
Tried a dive:
Squeak (Surface light over pressurizing to prepare for descent.)
Down to 3ft.
Squeak.
Down to 5ft.
Squeak.
Down to 8ft.
Squeak.
Down to 14ft.
Squeak.
Down to 18ft.
Squeak.
Down to 22ft.
Squeak.
Suddenly:
I ascent 2 feet.
Squeak.
All is well in the world again.
Taking another 40 minutes descending slowly, still couldn't get below 52ft but this time both ears equalized harmoniously and no more vertigo.
-98 minutes spent drifting-
The deco style ascent working through the reverse block was unpleasant as well. Dive was lovely though.
Lesson learned? Don't dive congested. It's s'not worth it.
...Somehow I always forget.
Cameron
I've been having flu symptoms getting in the way of my diving recently.
Started clearing up. I could somewhat equalize on land. Good enough. I hoped...
Tried a dive:
Squeak (Surface light over pressurizing to prepare for descent.)
Down to 3ft.
Squeak.
Down to 5ft.
Squeak.
Down to 8ft.
Squeak.
Down to 14ft.
Squeak.
Down to 18ft.
Squeak.
Down to 22ft.
Squeak.
Suddenly:
- Wooops there goes the horizon.
- The world starts spinning.
- I feel a little woozy.
- Not confident where I am.
- Eyes having trouble resolving the image.
- Can't read my depth.
- Try to focus on the line of the surface, can't.
- Circling blur like rolling down a hill or how youtube videos look of crashing quadcopters final moments.
- Sinus hurts.
I ascent 2 feet.
Squeak.
All is well in the world again.
Taking another 40 minutes descending slowly, still couldn't get below 52ft but this time both ears equalized harmoniously and no more vertigo.
-98 minutes spent drifting-
The deco style ascent working through the reverse block was unpleasant as well. Dive was lovely though.
Lesson learned? Don't dive congested. It's s'not worth it.
...Somehow I always forget.
Cameron