http://islandersdivecenter.com Explore the Rest of Your World Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:41:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://islandersdivecenter.com/289/six-questions-to-ask-before-starting-scuba/#comment-5 Scuba John Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:41:11 +0000 http://islandersdivecenter.com/?p=289#comment-5 lea seawell, You dont want to pop your ears. Have you ever been in an airplane or drove through the mountains and felt pressure? Did you pinch your nose and gently blow against it? your not actually trying to pop your ears in diving but just put enough pressure in your air spaces to equalize (keep the surrounding pressure from trying to squeeze your air spaces together). Blowing so hard as to pop or force them to clear can actually lead to trouble, worst case scenario you could bust your ear drum. Your local dive store can show you tricks to help clear your ears, if a medical condition prevents you from equalizing you will want to talk to a doctor with dive knowledge or contact the folks at DAN (Divers Alert Network) before taking any dive courses. Thanks for the question hope this answer helps you. John lea seawell,
You dont want to pop your ears. Have you ever been in an airplane or drove through the mountains and felt pressure? Did you pinch your nose and gently blow against it? your not actually trying to pop your ears in diving but just put enough pressure in your air spaces to equalize (keep the surrounding pressure from trying to squeeze your air spaces together). Blowing so hard as to pop or force them to clear can actually lead to trouble, worst case scenario you could bust your ear drum. Your local dive store can show you tricks to help clear your ears, if a medical condition prevents you from equalizing you will want to talk to a doctor with dive knowledge or contact the folks at DAN (Divers Alert Network) before taking any dive courses. Thanks for the question hope this answer helps you. John

]]> http://islandersdivecenter.com/289/six-questions-to-ask-before-starting-scuba/#comment-4 lea seawell Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:43:08 +0000 http://islandersdivecenter.com/?p=289#comment-4 hey, me again i have no problemes withany pf those six questions,but i am afraid to pop my ears.Do you think this will hender my diveing abilitys if so please list why,and how thanks and, sea you later hey, me again i have no problemes withany pf those six questions,but i am afraid to pop my ears.Do you think this will hender my diveing abilitys if so please list why,and how
thanks and, sea you later

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