I'm reading various posts across these forums and Internet on Ear Equalisation and how best to perform this.
I often read advice from other divers to equalise EARLY and OFTEN and BEFORE any pain and some advise to equalise BEFORE getting into the water.
Unless I am mistaken, isn't the point of equalisation to equalise your MIDDLE ear pressure with that of the pressure outside. So if I was to perform the equalisation techniques above the surface, won't I be pressurising the middle ear and creating excess pressure, pushing my ear drum outward? Is this "pre-pressurising" what others are talking about? One guy even suggested ear equalisation is "practiced" on dry land???
Also (having done only ONE dive passed 2 meters in training) I tried nipping my nose and breathing through it to equalise... how hard should I be blowing?
I apologise if this sounds like a stupid question but I want to be absolutely sure I'm doing this right to avoid damage - as much as I hate being moaned at by my other half, I'd rather not lose my hearing through stupidity or ignorance.
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I often read advice from other divers to equalise EARLY and OFTEN and BEFORE any pain and some advise to equalise BEFORE getting into the water.
Unless I am mistaken, isn't the point of equalisation to equalise your MIDDLE ear pressure with that of the pressure outside. So if I was to perform the equalisation techniques above the surface, won't I be pressurising the middle ear and creating excess pressure, pushing my ear drum outward? Is this "pre-pressurising" what others are talking about? One guy even suggested ear equalisation is "practiced" on dry land???
Also (having done only ONE dive passed 2 meters in training) I tried nipping my nose and breathing through it to equalise... how hard should I be blowing?
I apologise if this sounds like a stupid question but I want to be absolutely sure I'm doing this right to avoid damage - as much as I hate being moaned at by my other half, I'd rather not lose my hearing through stupidity or ignorance.
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