Re: Sinus Infection from Scuba


"CJB" <chrisjbrady03_nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On the fourth day of a scuba diving course in the Caribbean - with
water going up my nose and down my throat etc. - I developed a severe
sinus blockage. I could breathe OK through my nose, so this wasn't a
cold.

However my ears started to ache and I couldn't equalise them. I also
had a feeling of being heavy headed. The local pharmacist gave me some
eardrops called Sofradex with a steroid. This seemed to have stopped
the infection and I no longer have earache, but even now nearly a week
afterwards my sinuses are still blocked and I now have a splitting
headache. Also I get little twinges of pain in the sinus region but in
random places. I'm also getting nosebleeds and bright yellow mucus
discharges.

I hope you are headed for the doctor's office soon. You probaby have an
inner ear infection as well as a sinus infection.


Also I'm getting disturbed sleep with the weirdest of dreams and
nightmares.

This was all unexpected - but since I've never been diving before and I
didn't know what precautions to take. And the PADI Training Manual
remains silent on the issue.

Therefore please can someone tell me if there are any web sites on
sinus problems caused by recreational diving, and how to prevent them.

Equalize on shore, on the boat, on the surface immediately before descent.
Equalize gently every foot or so as you descend, don't blow too hard. Don't
force it. If you are having trouble clearing, ascend a little bit and try
again.

It is not unusual for new divers to develop sinus infections from poor
equalization technique.

http://faculty.washington.edu/ekay/MEbaro.html

http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/medical/articles/article.asp?articleid=13



Many thanks - CJB.



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