Dont you shake your head each side to get the water out after each session? they do sell plugs that blocks out water but it also blocks out sounds which isnt a good thing.

you can get some ear drops from the chemist for unblocking easrs and getting water out. Dont ask me how putting drops in your ear removes the water but ive heard they work

It mite pay to go to ur gp and get ur ears syrninged out with water. Or go to the chemist and by the kit and try do it urself but ive found better resaults from going and getting it done properlly. Makes an amazing difference!

Marc go to the chemist and get some Dry & Clear a couple of drops after swimming and all will be good.

You mustn't put anything in to block your ear while snorkeling - you need to be able to equalise the pressure, even for reasonably shallow dives. Putting anything in your ear that blocks the water getting in creates a sealed air space next to your ear drum - you don't want to do that or you run the risk of bursting your eardrum.

Suggest getting some Aqua Ear from the Chemist as to previous posts, it really does work...

Cheers,

Judy

If it's not fixed by the drops etc, then it could also be that you bruised the drum and/or middle ear.  If you don't equalise early enough, it is quite common even at 2m - especially with repeated duckdives.  Otherwise you might be equalising too hard and bruising it with too much pressure.  Best way is a slow, calm duck dive and equalise as soon as you start the descent - if you wait until you feel pressure, it is too late!

I used to be an instructor and have seen it all - some people are lucky and don't need to equalise at all and some people are unlucky and need to equalise from the second they stick their head under.

I've had issues with my ears foreva and have found this product is the go.

commonly wax will build up in your ears, trapping the water between it and the drum and seem like it has gone all the way thru, but its unlikely the water managed to penetrate to your inner ear 

prob best to go see your GP then use the Aqua Ear each time you swim.

but how do the go pros go underwater? i heard they become out of focus? could you post a few pictures?

i know your problem well. i was "snorking" for a couple of years without much success. as soon as i realised that i was supposed to be "snorkleing",  all my problems stopped!!

dont put anything in your ears. get some ear candles, or flush them out with warm water and a syringe (with no needle point....).

or, just plain toughen up princess!!

haha scotto

Marc i think most people experience some sort of blockage when spending time in thew ater. But usually clears for most people quickly.

go with the suggestion of equalising. i notice pressure build up at 2-3 metres when duck diving, and i always equalise(i get down to around 8 meters). Suggest dong this

Methods ive found that work.

close your mouth, block your nose and try blow air out your mouth (everyone knows this one)

wriggle your jaw side to side.

swallow

Cheers guys!! Thanks Bodie, i will definaly give it a shot. Swimming with whale sharks etc in june, cant wait!

Scottland, yeah the focus was dissapointing until i found this.....  http://www.eyeofmine.com/gopro/underwater/index.html

Bloody unreal! Now they also have a lcd screen that will attach :)

Just bout this for filming the fish coming to the side of the boat :)

http://www.sportscamera.com.au/aluminium-rod-extension-p-372.html

here is the housing...

http://www.sportscamera.com.au/underwater-flat-lens-housing-gopro-hd-p-386.html

Hi Marc, I do alot of diving, swimming and surfing and over the years have had issues with watter getting trapped in my ears. This is caused by having narrower hearing canals and with a little bit of wax build up the water can become trapped in the ear. Once this happens infection sets in and the inner ear swells blocking it up leaving the feeeling of water being in your ear.  After a trip to the Doc's to have it syringed they have prescribed some drops called Sofradex or Otodex. Both work well to clear up the infection. As previously mentioned Do not put anything in your ear while diving as you will not be able to equalise. Use Auqa Ear to dry up your ear canals at the end of each day in the water and you can use ear candles or waxsol drops to eliminate the build up of wax. Hope this has helped.Good luck.

Sorry for having to tell you twice !

Do not put anything to block the ears, if you dive down the pressure will push it in and you will have lots of dramas! 

This will sound gross, but don't wash your ears out with soap the day before.  The natural oils help keep the water out as well.

I have a go pro, 5mp HD, it's good for filming, especially free diving when shooting fish and filming sharks etc, I have not had any real probs with the focus. Used it when diving the Swan wreck a couple of weeks ago and the only problem is that I didn't charge it enough!.

Excellent value for money.

Take a visit to a doctor who does diving medicals and get him to have a squiz in your ear, could even be a perforated ear drum without you having noticed it happening. Better to know everything is ok before you try something that could stuff it up completely.

 i have the same prob. i wear 2 hearing aids which can cause a wax build up so my ears tend to block up after a swim . i am another one that will vouch for Aqua ear. works great.as it was mentioned as well the size of the ear canals by Spicey , i have the same prob so maybe this is a common thing getting the blocked ears, even happens to me in the shower

Cheers guys , might go back to the doc and suss it again before heading up:)

here is some footage from the go pro at blue holes. New housing will be clearer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCQ-N0BwrLQ

Do you guys know if ear plugs will be ok if im only staying on the surface and not duck diving. The pressure should be ok?

yep - you can use the ones for swimming - there are many that shape to your ear canal

Cheers, might just stay on the surface then :)