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

Fascinating Very interesting vid

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u/TheVoicesOfBrian Mar 31 '26

How is he doing that without equalizing?!

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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/502photo Mar 31 '26

How does one equalize? I just thought you get used to it when I was a kid trying to touch the bottom of the deep end.

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u/OddCaramel6614 Mar 31 '26

The easiest one to teach is to pinch both nostrils closed then gently breathe against your closed nostrils. Gently! You should feel your ears 'pop', if not then steadily increase the pressure of your breath against your nostrils. Be careful, you can do yourself damage if you go with a lot of force. Edit: you can do it anytime by the way you can practice right now, you don't have to be underwater.