Hi, I am new here and a novice "breakwater" diver. I would greatly appreciate any insights into equalizing my ears during descent. I have had difficulty...
Hi Todd, ears are like everything else in a body: some people are luckier than other. Some experienced divers have had troubles with their ears all their...
Anyone know the fantastic diver that decided to go spearfishing at the breakwater on Sunday with all the students in the water and 5' vis? Unfortunately I...
... Hi Todd, Here is a video which explains the ear and equalization techniques: http://www.uwtv.org/programs/displayevent.aspx?rID=2272 It's about an hour...
Someone came in on Sunday who had also witnessed this, and described a Comorant (not sure if I spelled that right). One of our black sea birds. Cricket Ruth...
I need to clear some space - Woman Dry suit Trilam size small Price: $275.00 paid 1,000.00 Condition: used only twice Description: Whites trilam wife is...
Todd, I would first and foremost see a hyperbaric ENT doctor. Diver DAN has lists of doctors. I was recently required to go through a complete physical with...
... How would softening your eardrums affect how easy you clear your ears? The difficulty of clearing your ears depends on how well your Eustachian tubes (the...
OK, I am taking my family on a dive vacation to Kauai this Friday. Since this is our first long distance trip I am looking for suggestions to make it easier....
Todd, One of the key skills in learning how to equalize is to be able to maintain your buoyancy in the water column. Try to stay near neutral as possible ...
I experience some movement of my eardrum when I clear well. Everything is connected in that tiny area. Remember the old song: the hip bone is connected to ...
... Wouldn't that be because your eardrum is bowed in before you clear and then moves when it returns to normal (or bulges out if you use the Valsalva...
Paul, For those of us with stiff and/or scarred ear drums, they don't move as well. I have always assumed that having them move a little would help the whole ...
When you clear well you feel the relaxation of the eardrum as the increase of pressure in the middle ear balances the pressure on the outside of the eardrum. ...
Hi guys, We were going out for the first dive when we saw the otter catch the poor bird not more than 10 ft away. It looked like a young cormorant. Not to...
My regular dive buddies are busy this Saturday, so am looking for a couple of divers that are comfortable diving in kelp and currents. We generally do a 70 to...
... Carmel in 7 foot chop?????? ... Chuck Tribolet http://www.almaden.ibm.com/cs/people/triblet/ Silicon Valley: STILL the best day job in the world....
I'm a doctor, but don't play one on TV, so FWIW: Marcos summed things up well--the ear drum is the victim at the other end of the air space. I suppose if it's...
Here are the photos of the Otter vs the Sea Bird http://www.aquaticdiscovery.com/photos/otterattack/ <http://www.aquaticdiscovery.com/photos/otterattack/> -raj...
hi guys i can use some advice on this one. i have been thinking about getting a 12-15' inflatable for diving around the local area. What are the things i...
Last weekend was supposed to be another undiveable weekend. Right. We dove last Saturday. The Monterey side was brown, overcast, with a big NW swell. I heard...
... Linda's done with end of quarter closing (I'm glad I'm not in finance), so we decided to go diving. Launched at the breakwater. Saw a nice rainbow upwind...
No, that's not a duck. And it's not the typical cormorant either. One of the birders can probably identify it straight away, they are somewhat common in...
