Ok, so those that have been following along know that I had to really work this last weekend to get my ears to clear because of this stupid cold I've got in my sinus'. Well today i went to see my family doctor because it felt like I had a blockage or build-up in my ear, nothing too serious, I've had it before and the doctor just rinses the ear with warm water and presto everything is good. So I went to see him today to get my ear flushed to have him let me know that in fact, I had no blockage, the reason my ear feels funny is that I have a collapsed ear drum!
Apparently when I was pushing to clear my ears under water I moved the "gunk" (big medical term) through my sinuses and into my ear canal (no idea how everything in there connects but somehow apparently it does) and when my eardrums collapsed to equalize the pressure of being under water, the one stuck in place. So even when i had ascended and dried off and returned home, my ear never re-equalized leaving me unable to hear in one ear for a while.
According to the doctor, my ear should clear itself in about 2 - 4 weeks, if it doesn't then an ENT specialist will need to insert tubes which will take me out of diving for another 8 - 10 weeks. Let's just all hope and pray my ears get better and no tubes are needed. Plus I have Search and Recovery coming up in a couple weeks.
Fingers crossed!
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