These are great tips, but I wanted to add: If all else fails, SINUS SURGERY IS TOTALLY WORTH IT. I had it done, and it worked AMAZINGLY. I’ve dove over 100 dives, but I always had to work super hard to equalize and also take sinus medication to open it up… Now I had sinus surgery and I equalize way easier now
Specifically, I had a 4- part surgery done: 1) Fixing deviated septum. 2) balloon sinuplasty to enlarge Eustachian tubes. 3) cutting open my sinuses, along with balloon sinuplasty in them. 4) turbinate REDUCTION (not total removal. This is important.)
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What a great video! As a newbie to the free-diving scene I need all the help I can get. This has so much more how-to than some others with ridiculous amount of views. Thank you for adding value to my life so many others. Keep it up!
I'm taking a beginner open water diving course and this past weekend on the first dive I managed to rupture my left eardrum. I'm now worried that I will never be able to dive since I seemed to have problems equalizing properly on my very first dive.
Hii katt I love your videos...very informative....i was just thinking it would be wonderful if you could do one on tips to list up a diving "bucket list"...may be the best places to dive before we die😊
I had to give up scuba because I could never equalize. I tried everything but for some reason it didn't work. I would end up coming up with ear pain and a nose bleed. It's a same as I absolutely adore scuba diving :(
The nose blowing equaliser tip doesn't work for me, I feel the pressure build up in my ears but they just don't pop and I feel like I'm going to pass out from breathing out so much - any advice/anyone know why this is?
You have to do it well in advance before you feel any pressure. Try combine it with the other tips of moving your head side to side etc! Many people push too hard and then feel like they're gonna pass out
Thank you! Amazing video. At depth what are the expected sensations should I feel or effects if I equalize correctly? Recovering from double middle ear barotrauma 😊
Morning Katt.! I see your Co-host is present!! Maybe the problem is, Most people Swallow with a closed mouth. Ruptured Ear Drum if I remember correctly?? Decongestants also cause Dehydration??
@@OceanPancake Had a thought this morning. Ever watch those people that can drink a soda bottle in shot? They open it. Drink it. Its stays in their mouth until its done. There is no way they are not swallowing.
Hi there! Western Australia is open up to tourism within the state. I personally do not work in tourism anymore (stopped just before the pandemic) but my friends are doing well!
Hi , First I would like to thank you for the video, today I tried the scuba diving or first the first time, but I had difficulty in the valsalva maneuver, air keep on going out from my regulator because my mouth was open while Holding the regulator in the same Time !! I couldn't really get the right way of doing the maneuver while my mouth was open to hold the regulator, do you have any tips, Thank you in advance
@@j031ful hey listen brotha i live in derby and I don't really give a fuck , last nights dinner was road kill , I hit a koala in my mitsibishi lancer , and cooked it on me front fucken lawn
Hi Kat, I don't know how you have the courage to do what you do, I'm so scared of the ocean and shark attacks, the prospect absolutely terrifies me...I also have severe water anxiety...and fear of choking on water and drowning. Have you any ideas how I could combat this? Also I could never imagine myself using any form of Scuba equipment and doing what you do..the prospect is ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING FOR ME.
You say that 4 people per year, die from shark attacks...for me, that's 4 too many, Even though, millions of people die from car crashes per year...I'd rather take my chances on the roads in the UK, than going into the sea swimming, even in the sea around the UK, because of my intense fear of shark attacks.
I had decided long ago I wouldn't try scuba diving because I would be much too fearful, but I am nothing like you. Sorry but I would recommend not scuba diving, you could end up drowning someone trying to help you when you've been freaking out, it almost happened to a friends brother, who almost drowned the brother trying to help him,
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Thank you Katt... super important subject. Equalizing should be done early and as often as needed. It’s much harder to do if you wait too long.
Then you need to go back and potentially hurt yourself!
These are great tips, but I wanted to add: If all else fails, SINUS SURGERY IS TOTALLY WORTH IT. I had it done, and it worked AMAZINGLY. I’ve dove over 100 dives, but I always had to work super hard to equalize and also take sinus medication to open it up… Now I had sinus surgery and I equalize way easier now
Specifically, I had a 4- part surgery done: 1) Fixing deviated septum. 2) balloon sinuplasty to enlarge Eustachian tubes. 3) cutting open my sinuses, along with balloon sinuplasty in them. 4) turbinate REDUCTION (not total removal. This is important.)
@@charlesg7926 Why did you need sinus surgery? Was this an elective surgery that you had to pay for out of pocket?
Was this an elective surgery just so you could dive or one that needed to be done? @@charlesg7926
Nice tips. Equalising is a more complicated subject for freedivers.
Yes indeed. Can make one more for freediving next time!
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What a great video! As a newbie to the free-diving scene I need all the help I can get. This has so much more how-to than some others with ridiculous amount of views.
Thank you for adding value to my life so many others. Keep it up!
Great tips. I did strugle equalizing when I started diving
What did you do to resolve it?
@@OceanPancakewas going down slow and trying different things. Swolowing air works best for me
I'm taking a beginner open water diving course and this past weekend on the first dive I managed to rupture my left eardrum. I'm now worried that I will never be able to dive since I seemed to have problems equalizing properly on my very first dive.
Thanks! Using these tips for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Hi Katt you can hear also better underwater after equalizing.
Great informative video for divers needing help
Glad you enjoyed it
Hii katt
I love your videos...very informative....i was just thinking it would be wonderful if you could do one on tips to list up a diving "bucket list"...may be the best places to dive before we die😊
Thanks, great video! And I love your dog. 🙂
Thank you so much!! I love them too :)
I had to give up scuba because I could never equalize. I tried everything but for some reason it didn't work. I would end up coming up with ear pain and a nose bleed. It's a same as I absolutely adore scuba diving :(
Nice video thanks. Please make a video on your ear problem 4 months you said you needed to take break
The nose blowing equaliser tip doesn't work for me, I feel the pressure build up in my ears but they just don't pop and I feel like I'm going to pass out from breathing out so much - any advice/anyone know why this is?
You have to do it well in advance before you feel any pressure. Try combine it with the other tips of moving your head side to side etc! Many people push too hard and then feel like they're gonna pass out
Thinking about it too much and being tense can be a big issue. Need to try be as relaxed as possible
Can you click your ears without touching your nose
What you need to do is slowly do it when you feel pressure or go to a pool every day and keep practicing 😊
@@imaperson2060 yes you can use a tunge click motion their is a video about that
Thanks for your information..
Love from Maldives ♥🏝
Thank you! Amazing video. At depth what are the expected sensations should I feel or effects if I equalize correctly? Recovering from double middle ear barotrauma 😊
Great instructions
goog video,very helpful, keep safe in diving 👌
I have a cold and was trying to equalise the whole time
Awesome content! Thank you
Hope you have found it helpful!
Morning Katt.! I see your Co-host is present!! Maybe the problem is, Most people Swallow with a closed mouth. Ruptured Ear Drum if I remember correctly?? Decongestants also cause Dehydration??
That's true! It's all about practise.
@@OceanPancake Had a thought this morning. Ever watch those people that can drink a soda bottle in shot? They open it. Drink it. Its stays in their mouth until its done. There is no way they are not swallowing.
@@chrisphilhower6029 No... I have never seen that!
Hi can we have more videos and tips for advanced please xx
I don't feel my ears pop and I keep blowing and then I feel air going through my eyes can you help me please
I have a problem with my left ear when i dive i can equlize only the right,
Try the tips in this video, nice and slowly, on the surface and every few cm down into the oecan
I found that with the nose method the air doesn’t come out of my ears it comes out of my eyes if that makes sense.
After equalization the pressure comes back immediately. Insight?
I have to swalllow after blowing out for a while and sometimes it’s so hard to swallow 😭
I know what you mean. That's a lot of concentration!! Haha
Mann I'm experiencing the issue right now
Hey Kat, I'm wondering where you are working now and if tourism has started back up. How's your dive company doing?
Hi there! Western Australia is open up to tourism within the state. I personally do not work in tourism anymore (stopped just before the pandemic) but my friends are doing well!
I tried it but I blew too hard and it really hurt
Do you need to do the same thing on the way up?
Kat ❤️
You are pretty! And thanks for the tips!!
I love how women explain ear equalization better than most men I've watched on youtube lol Thanks!
I heard just plain swallowing works, can anyone confirm??
It does but not as fast
100% use both methods
Hi ,
First I would like to thank you for the video, today I tried the scuba diving or first the first time, but I had difficulty in the valsalva maneuver, air keep on going out from my regulator because my mouth was open while Holding the regulator in the same Time !! I couldn't really get the right way of doing the maneuver while my mouth was open to hold the regulator, do you have any tips, Thank you in advance
Try swallowing. This will help
Yesterday i was learning scuba diving with my dad then i cant equalize and my dad said im sick so i have to wait until im good
you ever shot a cray?
yeah heaps brotha ,shootem with me spear gun
Thats illegal in Australia
@@j031ful hey listen brotha i live in derby and I don't really give a fuck , last nights dinner was road kill , I hit a koala in my mitsibishi lancer , and cooked it on me front fucken lawn
Hi Kat, I don't know how you have the courage to do what you do, I'm so scared of the ocean and shark attacks, the prospect absolutely terrifies me...I also have severe water anxiety...and fear of choking on water and drowning. Have you any ideas how I could combat this? Also I could never imagine myself using any form of Scuba equipment and doing what you do..the prospect is ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING FOR ME.
You say that 4 people per year, die from shark attacks...for me, that's 4 too many, Even though, millions of people die from car crashes per year...I'd rather take my chances on the roads in the UK, than going into the sea swimming, even in the sea around the UK, because of my intense fear of shark attacks.
@@andrewcullum8437 see there you just prove it’s a personal fear and not a true reality. You just have to do it to get over it
@@BigSteve34 Sorry but I'll NEVER GET RID OF THIS ABSOLUTE TERROR!!!
I had decided long ago I wouldn't try scuba diving because I would be much too fearful, but I am nothing like you. Sorry but I would recommend not scuba diving, you could end up drowning someone trying to help you when you've been freaking out, it almost happened to a friends brother, who almost drowned the brother trying to help him,
Love the video cutie
Uhh
do you wanna come shoot some crays with me in my conoe?
I think I'll just avoid deep sea/ocean adventures.
Never freedive with your snorkle on - this is not safe!
Do you just squeeze your mask over your nose ? No one mentions that your mask covers your nose!!
What amateur person that is snorkeling going down 10 meters. That’s insane!!
These tips are primarily for scuba diving and some freedivers as well. Definitely not amateur snorkeling :)