Scuba Diving Lessons : How to Equalize Underwater Ear Pressure in Scuba Diving
Friday, February 19th, 2010 at
8:19 pm
Equalize underwater ear pressure when scuba diving by pinching the nose and blowing out, wiggling the jaw or swallowing. Learn to equalize a scuba mask by exhaling through the nose with instructions from a scuba instructor in this free video on scuba diving.
Expert: Gregg Eddy
Contact: www.flatironsscuba.com
Bio: Gregg Eddy is a certified scuba instructor who has been teaching scuba classes for over 10 years.
Filmmaker: Clay Roberts
Duration : 0:1:4
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You dive but have …
You dive but have never equalized?? Wowzers you must have no eardrums left
you dont need to be …
you dont need to be shown how to exhale through your nose
instead of showing …
instead of showing how to equilize the mask you just showed a fish?
Nice touch with the …
Nice touch with the underwater shots between remarks.
I can just open the …
I can just open the sort of link between the ears and mouth, which you get by swallowing, but I don’t need to swallow. Only works when going down gradually and a deeper descent requires these other methods.
best way for me is …
best way for me is pinching my nose & swallowing & the same time, I didn’t say that the way you thought I said it lol.
ive never hear of …
ive never hear of wiggling your jaw but its worth a try i usually just swallow
I’ll try the …
I’ll try the wiggling jaw to see if it works for me.
I’ve tried a number …
I’ve tried a number of things especially and hold-nose-and-blow technique (Valsalva?). It works the first 13-15 feet, then I’ve to see-saw little up and greater down till I get to depth whilst trying the Valsalva at the top of the little up.
really really …
really really helpful, it hurts when i go down too deep and never had the guts to do the blow out your nose thing so ill try the others, if not then ill hold my nose and blow