I've often wondered, could some sort of half-round ear covers reduce or eliminate the need for equalizing the pressure as you go deeper? Something with seals in an attempt to keep the heavy water out of your ears..
I've often wondered, could some sort of half-round ear covers reduce or> eliminate the need for equalizing the pressure as you go deeper?> Something with seals in an attempt to keep the heavy water out of your> ears..
You're damned if you do and damned if you don't. You probably could find ear protection that would seal well enough to keep water out of your ears and remove the external pressure that forces most divers to equalize consciously. This would seem to me to create the reverse problem, preventing adjustments to the pressure outside of the ear to compensate for changes to the pressure inside it.
I've often wondered, could some sort of half-round ear covers reduce or> eliminate the need for equalizing the pressure as you go deeper?> Something with seals in an attempt to keep the heavy water out of your> ears..>
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no, its the pressure in your middle ear. It may help stop ear infections if you are susceptible.
"Lee Bell" <leebell@ix.remove.netcom.com> wrote in message news:xZwae.11701$sp3.1315@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...> "R N" wrote>
I've often wondered, could some sort of half-round ear covers reduce or>> eliminate the need for equalizing the pressure as you go deeper?>> Something with seals in an attempt to keep the heavy water out of your>> ears..>
You're damned if you do and damned if you don't. You probably could find > ear protection that would seal well enough to keep water out of your ears > and remove the external pressure that forces most divers to equalize > consciously. This would seem to me to create the reverse problem, > preventing adjustments to the pressure outside of the ear to compensate > for changes to the pressure inside it.>
I've often wondered, could some sort of half-round ear covers reduce or>eliminate the need for equalizing the pressure as you go deeper?> Something with seals in an attempt to keep the heavy water out of your>ears..>
During an instructor training class years ago one of the candidates didn't make the underwater swim requirement. He's at the far end of the pool. I and another instructor at the near end. I can't remember her comment but he responded with "But women have bigger lungs than men." She smiled sweetly at him and said "Those aren't lungs, Bobby." Even at that distance his full body blush was evident. He made it the next try.
Marcin Dobrucki 25 April 2005 10:04:48 [ permanent link ]
R N wrote:> I've often wondered, could some sort of half-round ear covers reduce or> eliminate the need for equalizing the pressure as you go deeper?> Something with seals in an attempt to keep the heavy water out of your> ears..
Out of curiosity, what happens if you need to remove those (or they get for some reason removed forcibly) from your head at depth?
Under normal conditions I have some equalizing problems myself. I have some very unpleasn't memories about being stuck in a smallish cave unable to go down 5m to the exit because of ears being locked. Ever since I don't do a dive without some nasal spray -- and no problems so far.
In article <4M%ae.45$g4.310@news2.nokia.com>, Marcin.Dobrucki@TAKETHISAWAY.nokia.com says...> Out of curiosity, what happens if you need to remove those (or they > get for some reason removed forcibly) from your head at depth?
They only keep water out of your ears, not pressure. you still have to clear your ears, but you clear against air pressure instead of water.
