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by bundok on January 13th, 2008

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I've never been SCUBA diving, but have been snorkeling often. At a certain depth, I notice that my sinuses become very compressed and somewhat painful. Going deeper with SCUBA will this become unbearable or is compression a result of holding my breath?

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  • by I go below h2o on September 14th, 2008

    I go below h2o

    While it is true that on a breath hold dive, the air spaces in the body do compress you can equalize the pressure in your sinuses by exhaling through your nose underwater. As with equalizing the ears, you are simply transferring compressed air from the lungs to the sinus cavities.

    Usually for snorkeling and diving, pain in the sinus cavities (also called sinus squeeze) is usually due to the onset of a cold, having a cold or getting over a cold. It is a stabbing pain that can be felt in the area above, behind or below the eyes.

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