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I got you, but my ears blind me before I deploy and they do not equalise. I have seen an EMT twice and now it is a chalenge to see how I can fix this.

I have no problem on assent only decent. My ears equalise fine when we go up it is just the decent and I have no sinus problems. The big deal is my ear drums which get pushed in on decent. I will be trying earplugs which are made for just this problem. One brand is called earplanes. I am constantly told that there are some people who just cannot jump because of this problem, I am not ready to accept that.

I am also someone who has a lot of trouble with ear preasure. On my first jump my left eardrum tore on the way down and bled all the way home and it took 10 days for my right ear to start working again. I did sudafed and nose spray for my second tandem jump and at 10,000 feet the pain was so bad I didn't know my own name and could not deploy. I was unable to stand when I reached the DZ. I will be trying ear plugs as soon as I can jump again. PS. it took about a day for my ears to work properly again after the second jump.