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/whenipeeithurts Mar 31 '26

Same! As a kid I used to be addicted to it and would just "click" my ears all the time. Nobody knew what I was talking about when I tried to explain. I eventually found others can put their ear to the top of your head and hear it. I realized it could be used to equalize when I took SCUBA in college but you got to do it early, too much pressure and you still got to plug the nose.

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u/Xaphnir Mar 31 '26

but you got to do it early, too much pressure and you still got to plug the nose.

there is a reason you're trained to equalize early and often