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Re: Ear problemsWell I did make it to the DOC today. He is a general =
internal medicine MD I couldn't get into an ENT for a few days unless I =
was referred. My doctor said I have a very small pin hole in my tympanic =
memberane and it is a reddish color which could be from the stress or an =
infection so he started me on an antibiotic and decongestants. Jim as =
far as the problems with your drysuit maybe you should try diving it wet =
I have not had any problems there. As far a my mask well it floods often =
and there has been occasions that it gets ripped off. I use a different =
mask for diving in current it fits me better and seems to be less =
affected by the current. THe draw back is I can't equalise if I wear =
gloves so i have to go with out. THe dive that I was doing actually =
starts with a reverse flow of current in a back eddy and about half way =
out to the wreck along a steel cable the current switches with the =
current reaching an average of 8 knots near the stern of the wreck. on =
the dive you spend most of it in the shelter of the wreck. However on =
the other side of the river is a wreck called the Tremble. This wreck =
doesn't have the luxury of a back eddy to situate yourself in or a cable =
to giude you to the wreck and I have at time aborted dives right after I =
jumped in because of mask flood and reg problems. if this happens we do =
a superman dive to the exit point. Just fly down the river and pick up =
lead on the way. This is fun because the resident sturgeon normally ride =
along next to you. If you don't belive me of the average current speeds =
in the river this time of year ask any boater from Port Huron MI.
Thom
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Jim Cobb=20
To: Tech Diver=20
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: Ear problems
Yes, whenever I scuba dive while attached to a ski boat I have the =
same symptoms. It will be interesting to see the answer to this =
question. Also when I hit 5 knots my mask gets torn off and my drysuit =
is ripped from my body. So by the time I hit 8 knots I am naked as a =
jaybird and holding by breath as best I can with gallons of water being =
pumped into my lungs. Anybody have a solution to this problem as well?
Jim
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From: "Thom Hadfield" <thom.hadfield@ho*.co*>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 23:35:29 -0400
To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: Ear problems
I was doing a routine dive to about 55 ffw with about 8 knors of =
current. Upon surfacing I got a reverse squeeze. I descended and tried =
to come up slower but my ear was still hurting and I could hear it =
gurgle. I was never able to get it to adjust and had to finally surface =
through the pain. Since then I have had some pain in my ear and a =
dulness in sound. If I try to clear my ear it gurgles and pops and =
hisses. I assume I either stretched or perforated my eardrum and the =
gurgling noise is fluid and mucus inside my middle ear. This has been 2 =
days and the pain is subsiding (exceot for when I got the bright idea of =
using alcohol to dry it out) but it still feels full and is making =
gargleing noises. I was supposed to dive this weekend is a week normally =
enough to allow this to heal or would I be pressing my luck. Any =
suggestions?=20
THom
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well I did make it to the DOC today. He =
is a=20
general internal medicine MD I couldn't get into an ENT for a few days =
unless I=20
was referred. My doctor said I have a very small pin hole in my tympanic =
memberane and it is a reddish color which could be from the stress or an =
infection so he started me on an antibiotic and decongestants. Jim as =
far as the=20
problems with your drysuit maybe you should try diving it wet I have not =
had any=20
problems there. As far a my mask well it floods often and there has been =
occasions that it gets ripped off. I use a different mask for diving in =
current=20
it fits me better and seems to be less affected by the current. THe draw =
back is=20
I can't equalise if I wear gloves so i have to go with out. THe dive =
that I was=20
doing actually starts with a reverse flow of current in a back eddy and =
about=20
half way out to the wreck along a steel cable the current switches with =
the=20
current reaching an average of 8 knots near the stern of the wreck. on =
the dive=20
you spend most of it in the shelter of the wreck. However on the other =
side of=20
the river is a wreck called the Tremble. This wreck doesn't have the =
luxury of a=20
back eddy to situate yourself in or a cable to giude you to the wreck =
and I have=20
at time aborted dives right after I jumped in because of mask flood and =
reg=20
problems. if this happens we do a superman dive to the exit point. Just =
fly down=20
the river and pick up lead on the way. This is fun because the resident =
sturgeon=20
normally ride along next to you. If you don't belive me of the average =
current=20
speeds in the river this time of year ask any boater from Port Huron=20
MI.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thom</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dcobber@ci*.co* =
href=3D"mailto:cobber@ci*.co*">Jim=20
Cobb</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dtechdiver@aquanaut.com=20
href=3D"mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com">Tech Diver</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 17, 2001 =
9:38=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Ear
problems</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Yes, whenever I scuba dive while attached to a ski
boat =
I have=20
the same symptoms. It will be interesting to see the answer to this =
question.=20
Also when I hit 5 knots my mask gets torn off and my drysuit is ripped =
from my=20
body. So by the time I hit 8 knots I am naked as a jaybird and holding =
by=20
breath as best I can with gallons of water being pumped into my lungs. =
Anybody=20
have a solution to this problem as=20
=
well?<BR><BR> Jim<BR>---------------------------------------
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About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR><B>From: </B>"Thom Hadfield"=20
<thom.hadfield@ho*.co*><BR><B>Date: </B>Mon, 16 Jul 2001 =
23:35:29=20
-0400<BR><B>To:
</B><techdiver@aquanaut.com><BR><B>Subject: =
</B>Ear=20
problems<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial>I was doing a routine =
dive to=20
about 55 ffw with about 8 knors of current. Upon surfacing I got a =
reverse=20
squeeze. I descended and tried to come up slower but my ear was =
still=20
hurting and I could hear it gurgle. I was never able to get it to =
adjust and=20
had to finally surface through the pain. Since then I have had some =
pain in=20
my ear and a dulness in sound. If I try to clear my ear it gurgles =
and pops=20
and hisses. I assume I either stretched or perforated my eardrum and =
the=20
gurgling noise is fluid and mucus inside my middle ear. This has =
been 2 days=20
and the pain is subsiding (exceot for when I got the bright idea of =
using=20
alcohol to dry it out) but it still feels full and is making =
gargleing=20
noises. I was supposed to dive this weekend is a week normally =
enough to=20
allow this to heal or would I be pressing my luck. Any suggestions?=20
<BR></FONT></FONT><BR><BR><FONT size=3D2><FONT=20
=
face=3DArial>THom<BR></FONT></FONT><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></B
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