Quote: (Originally Posted by
Icejon)
Well now that you mention it, my rig ear had some issues. I could equalize but it wouldnt offgas right and still felt some pressuring when I surfaced. My last dive I had some ringing in my right ear and muffled hearing for at least a week. I've heard a good method to equalize uses your tongue to compress air up into your head? What is that called? I dont take any meds.
Icejon, everyone seems to be giving you advice on equalizing, which is probalby a good thing, because it sounds like the technique will keep you from pinching and blowing too hard; however, since you indicate that you have been getting a bit of a reverse squeeze, I would address that first.
Personally, I've been diving for over 20 years and have always had to take a decongestant before diving to avoid getting reverse squeezes and to be able to equalize on second dives - I'm not telling you to do that, because some say it's bad for you; however, my ENT, which is a diver, gave me the ok to continue to use it, even on deep technical dives. Besides that, he also prescribed me Nasonex, which I now take once a day and it has really cleared the ongoing sinus issurs I have always had. I could probably dive without the decongestant at this point, but I still use it as a crutch because the reverse squeezes are not fun!
The point is, go see a diver-friendly ENT and I'm sure that he would be the best person to provide you with advice or treatment on resolving whatever issue you currently have going on with your ears. Plus, I would look up those equalizing techniques as well, because they do sound pretty useful.
Good luck to you!