How to Equalize Ears when Scuba Diving | Diving Tips

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  • Direct from a certified PADI instructor: here are a few of my top tips for equalizing while Scuba Diving. This will really help your ears out while diving , and make it a more comfortable experience.
    Equalizing your ears while diving is very important to learn as you advance in your dive training, so hopefully, these tips will help you upgrade your scuba diving skills!
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  • @fishing4dinner
    @fishing4dinner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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!

  • @jokerunx3215
    @jokerunx3215 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for your information..
    Love from Maldives ♥🏝

  • @miklusenapati8066
    @miklusenapati8066 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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😊

  • @KFN_VII
    @KFN_VII ปีที่แล้ว

    Great instructions

  • @dmbernvlog1904
    @dmbernvlog1904 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    goog video,very helpful, keep safe in diving 👌

  • @rodneyaz1788
    @rodneyaz1788 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks! Using these tips for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

  • @sebastianbrandt9431
    @sebastianbrandt9431 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome content! Thank you

    • @OceanPancake
      @OceanPancake  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hope you have found it helpful!

  • @OceanPancake
    @OceanPancake  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Do you struggle to equalize? What tips do you have? Thanks for checking out this video, I hope it helps you out!! Please make sure to support the sponsor of this video for a plastic free, planet friendly shave :leafshave.com/

  • @Vytaswashere
    @Vytaswashere 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great tips. I did strugle equalizing when I started diving

    • @OceanPancake
      @OceanPancake  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What did you do to resolve it?

    • @Vytaswashere
      @Vytaswashere 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@OceanPancakewas going down slow and trying different things. Swolowing air works best for me

  • @BlueHorizonDiving
    @BlueHorizonDiving 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great informative video for divers needing help

  • @YellowJacket1981
    @YellowJacket1981 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks, great video! And I love your dog. 🙂

    • @OceanPancake
      @OceanPancake  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much!! I love them too :)

  • @yvancoel1280
    @yvancoel1280 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice tips. Equalising is a more complicated subject for freedivers.

    • @OceanPancake
      @OceanPancake  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes indeed. Can make one more for freediving next time!

  • @laminar0886
    @laminar0886 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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.

    • @OceanPancake
      @OceanPancake  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Then you need to go back and potentially hurt yourself!

    • @charlesg7926
      @charlesg7926 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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

    • @charlesg7926
      @charlesg7926 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.)

    • @tavia3006
      @tavia3006 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@charlesg7926 Why did you need sinus surgery? Was this an elective surgery that you had to pay for out of pocket?

    • @tavia3006
      @tavia3006 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Was this an elective surgery just so you could dive or one that needed to be done? @@charlesg7926

  • @anupambanerjee8924
    @anupambanerjee8924 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video thanks. Please make a video on your ear problem 4 months you said you needed to take break

  • @VienPajo
    @VienPajo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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 😊

  • @underwa3284
    @underwa3284 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Katt you can hear also better underwater after equalizing.

  • @rreagan007
    @rreagan007 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @foadtazik
    @foadtazik 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi can we have more videos and tips for advanced please xx

  • @xx_n1c0l4s_xx4
    @xx_n1c0l4s_xx4 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are pretty! And thanks for the tips!!

  • @evannramirez286
    @evannramirez286 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a cold and was trying to equalise the whole time

  • @smoovekriminol8921
    @smoovekriminol8921 ปีที่แล้ว

    After equalization the pressure comes back immediately. Insight?

  • @cmilch20
    @cmilch20 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you need to do the same thing on the way up?

  • @allygoddard8874
    @allygoddard8874 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Kat, I'm wondering where you are working now and if tourism has started back up. How's your dive company doing?

    • @OceanPancake
      @OceanPancake  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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!

  • @mimikoscorner4242
    @mimikoscorner4242 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @chrisphilhower6029
    @chrisphilhower6029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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
      @OceanPancake  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's true! It's all about practise.

    • @chrisphilhower6029
      @chrisphilhower6029 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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.

    • @OceanPancake
      @OceanPancake  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chrisphilhower6029 No... I have never seen that!

  • @hazemhussein2885
    @hazemhussein2885 ปีที่แล้ว

    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

    • @ashenperera979
      @ashenperera979 ปีที่แล้ว

      Try swallowing. This will help

  • @attilioponti1939
    @attilioponti1939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kat ❤️

  • @georgianolan-rose7600
    @georgianolan-rose7600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    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?

    • @OceanPancake
      @OceanPancake  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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

    • @cammi9948
      @cammi9948 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thinking about it too much and being tense can be a big issue. Need to try be as relaxed as possible

    • @imaperson2060
      @imaperson2060 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can you click your ears without touching your nose

    • @Icy69134
      @Icy69134 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What you need to do is slowly do it when you feel pressure or go to a pool every day and keep practicing 😊

    • @Icy69134
      @Icy69134 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@imaperson2060 yes you can use a tunge click motion their is a video about that

  • @alexdoesyt7050
    @alexdoesyt7050 ปีที่แล้ว

    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

  • @cyclopscataract
    @cyclopscataract 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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 :(

  • @lizibyrd5098
    @lizibyrd5098 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have to swalllow after blowing out for a while and sometimes it’s so hard to swallow 😭

    • @OceanPancake
      @OceanPancake  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know what you mean. That's a lot of concentration!! Haha

  • @ButterMilkRanch69
    @ButterMilkRanch69 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I tried it but I blew too hard and it really hurt

  • @jaguaresed
    @jaguaresed 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the video cutie

    • @ela3009
      @ela3009 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Uhh

  • @Eli-rj9xq
    @Eli-rj9xq หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mann I'm experiencing the issue right now

  • @taydogplays8251
    @taydogplays8251 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    you ever shot a cray?

    • @prolinefishing7140
      @prolinefishing7140 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah heaps brotha ,shootem with me spear gun

    • @j031ful
      @j031ful 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats illegal in Australia

    • @prolinefishing7140
      @prolinefishing7140 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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

  • @juanhulyo841
    @juanhulyo841 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how women explain ear equalization better than most men I've watched on youtube lol Thanks!

  • @jackgrant4795
    @jackgrant4795 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I heard just plain swallowing works, can anyone confirm??

  • @andrewcullum8437
    @andrewcullum8437 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

    • @andrewcullum8437
      @andrewcullum8437 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

    • @BigSteve34
      @BigSteve34 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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

    • @andrewcullum8437
      @andrewcullum8437 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BigSteve34 Sorry but I'll NEVER GET RID OF THIS ABSOLUTE TERROR!!!

    • @tavia3006
      @tavia3006 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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,

  • @stevethebabysitter9876
    @stevethebabysitter9876 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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

  • @prolinefishing7140
    @prolinefishing7140 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    do you wanna come shoot some crays with me in my conoe?

  • @epnasis
    @epnasis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never freedive with your snorkle on - this is not safe!

  • @theunholinesswithin3601
    @theunholinesswithin3601 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think I'll just avoid deep sea/ocean adventures.

  • @cameron2982
    @cameron2982 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you just squeeze your mask over your nose ? No one mentions that your mask covers your nose!!

  • @rivers10151
    @rivers10151 ปีที่แล้ว

    What amateur person that is snorkeling going down 10 meters. That’s insane!!

    • @OceanPancake
      @OceanPancake  ปีที่แล้ว

      These tips are primarily for scuba diving and some freedivers as well. Definitely not amateur snorkeling :)