Ears popping after dive

[TSH]

I am asking on behalf of my friend. We went for a dive early part of Jan 2016.

After close to 3 weeks, he mentioned his ears will automatically "pop" now and then, like a few times a day. even now. He hasn't dived for 10 years before this trip. We dived to quite shallow waters, maybe around 10 - 12metres. Everything was normal, duration of each dive was around 50mins.

Is his ears popping a cause for concern?


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[Purplequeen]

If worry can go for doctor check up.. My dive centre gave a list of doctors that are pro in diving related matters.. For my own case, my ears popped for around 2 weeks after i came back.. After that it disappeared by itself..

[diver-hloc]

Isn't really serious... happened to me years ago too... disappeared about a week after the dive... but is worry, then best get a doctor to take a look...

[TSH]

Hi purplequeen and diver-hloc,

thanks for your replies!, his ears are actually still popping now, 3 weeks after the dive. but thanks for your advice, hopefully it will go away soon.

tgif!

[sunkissed]

Or alternatively you can get a bottle of ear drops from our local pharmacy and use it befor and after each dives. That should clear up. There's also a diy mixture of mixing vinegar and alcohol as a substitute for ear drops.