Equalizing is considered from the essential scuba skills for any scuba driver, as it’s importance lies in preventing discomfort and potential injury while descending.

Wizard you are a beginner scuba divorce or in experience with one mastering Is equalizing the skill can enhance your diving experience. This article will be your guide in providing you some tricks and techniques for easy equalizing.

10 Tricks for Easy Equalizing

From proper preparation to effective equalization methods, Here you are 10 tricks for easy equalizing::

• Listen for the “Pop”.
• Equalize at the surface.
• Start early.
• Descend feet first.
• Use a descent line. 
• Look up.
• Stay ahead.
• Avoid tobacco and alcohol.
• Stop if it hurts.
• Keep your mask clear.

Listen For the “Pop”

Before a scuba diver board the boot, he should ensure to hear a “pop” or “click” in both his ears when he swallows, as this sound tells him that both his Eustachian tubes are open.

Equalize at the Surface 

If you do “Pre-pressurizing” at the surface, that will help you get past the critical first feet of descent, as in this point, you will be often busy with clearing the mask and dumping the BCD. This “Pre-pressurizing” will also inflate the Eustachian tubes to be slightly bigger. Experts recommend only pre-pressurizing when it seems to help you and to pressurize gently.

Start Early

You should begin equalizing your ears almost every 5 minutes many hours before the dive. The webmaster of “Diving medicine online”  Dr. Ernest S. Campbell said that this action has a great value and helps reduce the chances of a block early while descending. Doctor Campbell added that it seems to help when you chew gum between dives.

Descend Feet First 

Air tenders to raise up the stacking tubes Hawaiian the fluid like mucus then these two drain downward. Studies have proven that the Valsalva maneuver technique requires 50% more Force when you are in the head down position than the head up position.

Use a Descent Line

When you pull yourself down a mooring line or anchor that will help you control your decent rate accurately. Your decent rate will tend to accelerate much more than you realize without that line. That line will also help you stop your descent before you suffer from barotrauma.

Look Up

When you extend your neck, that will tend to open your stacking tubes, too.

Stay Ahead 

Equalizing maintains a slight positive pressure in the middle ears. 

Avoid Tobacco and Alcohol 

Most smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol can irritate your mucus membranes, as this activities promote more mucus that can in turn block your Eustachian tubes.

Stop If It Hurts

If you feel pain in your Eustachian tubes, don’t ever try to push, as the pressure differential probably locked shut the Eustachian tubes and the only result of this will be suffering from Barotrauma, so if you begin to feel oain in your ears, try to ascend a few feet and equalize again.

Keep Your Mask Clear

When you water up your nose, this can cause irritation the mucus membranes which in turn produce more of the stuff that clogs.