But what I preach to my students is to consult a physician before taking any medication while diving.
Ear Clearing and being a new diver...
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Posted 30 June 2006 - 12:03 PM
I'm defnitely a culprit with the Sudafed. I went down to Key Largo to do my instructor training and I was only there for 10 days. I got really sick and had two options 1) don't dive and not get my instructor certification (that was out of the quesiton) 2) take some Sudafed and pray that it works. Needless to say I hopped in the water and was able to clear. I also had 2 amazing dives on two wrecks, the Duane and the Spiegel.
But what I preach to my students is to consult a physician before taking any medication while diving.
But what I preach to my students is to consult a physician before taking any medication while diving.
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Posted 30 June 2006 - 01:03 PM
You're an instructor?
Can you teach me to dive?
Can you teach me to dive?
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Posted 30 June 2006 - 02:25 PM
I'm defnitely a culprit with the Sudafed. I went down to Key Largo to do my instructor training and I was only there for 10 days. I got really sick and had two options 1) don't dive and not get my instructor certification (that was out of the quesiton) 2) take some Sudafed and pray that it works. Needless to say I hopped in the water and was able to clear. I also had 2 amazing dives on two wrecks, the Duane and the Spiegel.
But what I preach to my students is to consult a physician before taking any medication while diving.
Ah! Honesty!
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Posted 02 July 2006 - 05:48 PM
I never use decongestants and if I needed to wouldn't dive. I know several people who used them routinely and suffered reverse blocks because the effect had worn off during the dive. One burst both her eardrums and has never dived since. Funnily enough, I used to find equalising easier when I was a novice than now - I never used to be aware of it, and nowadays I am usually conscious of the process. I do find being well hydrated from a day or so before I dive helps enormously.
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Posted 02 July 2006 - 08:11 PM
I never use decongestants and if I needed to wouldn't dive. I know several people who used them routinely and suffered reverse blocks because the effect had worn off during the dive. One burst both her eardrums and has never dived since. Funnily enough, I used to find equalising easier when I was a novice than now - I never used to be aware of it, and nowadays I am usually conscious of the process. I do find being well hydrated from a day or so before I dive helps enormously.
Well, if you don't need decongestants, there is no reason to consider using them. Sorry to hear about your friend with the burst eardrums. Unfortunately in the Garden State, aka allergy capital of the world, many divers suffer from hay fever 11 1/2 months out of the year. The decongestant I use is 24 hour Sudafed. I have never had that wear off, diving or not diving, in less than 12 hours.
Hydration is good for a lot of physiological reasons.
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