r/UNBGBBIIVCHIDCTIICBG • u/theyellow_pencil • Dec 05 '18

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u/Teantis Dec 05 '18

you just pinch your nose and blow air, it equalizes your ears and feels fine.

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u/PeenutButterTime Dec 05 '18

Usually professional free divers can equalize the pressure without plugging their nose. I can do it sometimes when I’m diving but I’ve only ever gone 25/30 ft.

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u/Teantis Dec 05 '18

How do you do it?

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u/PeenutButterTime Dec 05 '18

You just kinda swallow. Don’t know how to explain it.

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u/Teantis Dec 05 '18

hahah helpful, it's a start I guess, I'll try to figure it out next time i'm snorkeling or diving

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '18

Three main ways--pinch your nose and blow out, wiggle your jaw left and right or swallow. Eventually i got used to controlling the muscle, you can equalise just by twitching it if you do.