Cow and Peacock

[sskasser]

I dove Cow and Peacock the same weekend as you guys, but in reverse order. No ear infections here, but then, with all the voices in my head, I imagine any other creepy crawlies just git skeered and flee screaming like 8 year old girls

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Just the dry gas in tanks, the driving (or flying), the hectic schedule of cave divers on vacation trying to cram in as many dives as possible, the poor eating habits of people on a trip, and more all contribute to reduced immunity and/or creating good environments for bacteria. equalizing ears can drive mucus up the eustachian tube and now with moisture and more than normal amount of bacteria, you can get a middle-ear infection. the outer ear infection (auditory canal) is primarily due to either the ear drum being stretched too much (compared to normal life) too many times and getting inflamed, and the water drying out the auditory canal, causing small cracks that allow great little ecosystems for bacterial growth. Use Ear Beer.

I'm not a doctor, but played one in a grade school play once.

And I've had a lifetime of ear infections, ENT visits, MRI's of ears, and over the years have learned a few things about my own ears. And since I started paying attention to ENT have not had an infection in almost a decade. I have blown the ear drum a few times, but that's a different thing! BTW, some people add a bit of glycerin or baby oil, especially if your ENT has suggested you less than normal ear wax production. 50% rubbing alcohol and 50% of white distilled vinegar, with a touch of oil if you wish..Ear Beer. Also some people add a bit of hydrogen peroxide, but that seems counterproductive to me. that stuff is ok for cleaning waxy build-up out of the canal, but in diving the most likely issue is not enough wax due to water flushing it out and drying the canal. New divers on the other hand, most likely have too much wax and that absorbs water like a sponge. In that case I use pure hydrogen peroxide and a hypodermic to irrigate the canal until the wax comes out, then use Ear Beer.

sorry, didn't mean to go on like that. but i may come down to dive Cow in a couple of weeks and your report got me going! I'll bring a water quality analysis kit and see just what the level of oxygen is and measure a few other things. phosphates, nitrates, and such.

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[domidiver]

What are H and T drills?

[Squirrel Girl]

What are H and T drills?

Clearly instruction has gone down the tubes if they aren't teaching anything but S drills these days.

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Clearly instruction has gone down the tubes if they aren't teaching anything but S drills these days.

not all agencies use the same jargon, abbreviations, etc. then again, you didn't actually answer the question - what are H and T drills anyway...and that XYZ thing....?? sometimes i think cave divers speak a foreign language.

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[Squirrel Girl]

not all agencies use the same jargon, abbreviations, etc. then again, you didn't actually answer the question - what are H and T drills anyway...and that XYZ thing....?? sometimes i think cave divers speak a foreign language.

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Of course I didn't answer! That's for Sandy or Mike to answer!

[Arctic Mike]

Of course I didn't answer! That's for Sandy or Mike to answer!

Well, if you have to ask.............................................

[Arctic Mike]

H drill details can be found here.

http://www.cavediver.net/forum/showt...cocodrilo+push

T drill details can be found in the latest NACD Journal. Sandy would have to approve further disclosure however.

[FW]

H drill details can be found here.

http://www.cavediver.net/forum/showt...cocodrilo+push

T drill details can be found in the latest NACD Journal. Sandy would have to approve further disclosure however.

A post number would be nice

[TommyB]

H drill details can be found here.

http://www.cavediver.net/forum/showt...cocodrilo+push

T drill details can be found in the latest NACD Journal. Sandy would have to approve further disclosure however.

I missed my plane 2nite, but going to see if u can at least keep my man card I already lost the T-Card, H-card, and I'm sure she'll be yanking the XYZ-card/
but man-card is safe.