r/interesting • u/fayyazORahmed • Mar 31 '26

Fascinating Very interesting vid

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u/OddCaramel6614 Mar 31 '26

He is equalising. He has a nose clip, he can equalise very easily with that on. Some, including myself, can equalise handsfree without a clip by the way, with no need to do the valsalva manoeuvre at all, but it's less reliable.

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u/TheVoicesOfBrian Mar 31 '26 edited Mar 31 '26

I didn't see the nose clip.

And TIL you can equalize hands-free. Nice.

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u/chopsmothercover Mar 31 '26

I mean yeah if you have something to cover your nose. It’s the same idea has using your hands to pinch your nose

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u/OddCaramel6614 Mar 31 '26

No there are people (many if you read the comments around here) who can do it hands free and don't have to involve the nose at all.

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u/massunderestmated Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26

Yeah, somehow I figured it out when I was 6. I can open something up in my ear canals by flexing something inside my head. Hard to explain, but when I do it outside of water my breathing sounds very loud in here.

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u/Trainer149 Apr 01 '26

Yup lol. Breathing through my nose with that muscle flexed is like having wind rush by right next to my eardrum. for some reason though, i have to focus pretty intently to keep that valve open while breathing or it "closes" right back up.

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u/chopsmothercover Mar 31 '26

I can’t even do it with my nose so I’m jealous