Hi, I just registered. I live in EU, but I just wanted to ask some pro's about this.
So, I tried swimming underwater dolphin kick on my back today and it went quite well after a few tries, after I had gotten used to having water up in the nose.
My question though is if this can be applied to diving as well. The local swimming pools deepest basin is 13 feet deep and I can almost dive to the very bottom of the pool by holding my nose and trying to equalize the pressure (needs some more work though, it's as if water is getting through my ears or something). So, when I'm used to having water up in the nose, can I just fill my entire head with water for an equal amount of pressure on it, or would the breath-holding-thing in the throat give up because of the pressure and I'll drown?
I'm asking because I'd rather not have to wear a diving mask, just goggles, but if that's the way I have to go, I guess there's no way around it.
I'm not going to do any freediving, just random diving to 30 feet or so (for dolphins in the future, I'm training hard)
Filling your sinus cavity with water will do little to relieve ear barotraumas (the discomfort and possible damage in the ear due to pressure differences between the middle and outer ear), since it is the air in the middle ear and not the air in the sinus cavity that needs to be equalized. And flooding your sinus cavity may actually make it harder to equalize pressure by creating a blockage to the eustachian tubes.
At 30 feet you are around 2 atmospheres of pressure, so unequalized air in your goggles will be at ½ their surface volume. For most people this might be painful, but you are at low risk of sucking your eyes out of your head.
Filling your sinus cavity with water will do little to relieve ear barotraumas (the discomfort and possible damage in the ear due to pressure differences between the middle and outer ear), since it is the air in the middle ear and not the air in the sinus cavity that needs to be equalized. And flooding your sinus cavity may actually make it harder to equalize pressure by creating a blockage to the eustachian tubes.
At 30 feet you are around 2 atmospheres of pressure, so unequalized air in your goggles will be at ½ their surface volume. For most people this might be painful, but you are at low risk of sucking your eyes out of your head.
