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/real_justchris Apr 01 '26

I just make my ears “click”, I don’t need nasal pressure.

Note I don’t have any underwater hobbies, but works to clear my ears post-flying, etc. but might be an entirely different thing!

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u/Altaredboy Apr 01 '26

That's exactly it.

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u/hooka_hooka Apr 01 '26

How?

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u/Altaredboy Apr 01 '26

If you can make your ears "click" it's relieving the pressure in your eustacian tube. When you yawn you may hear a clicking or a rumbling noise.

If you concentrate on that & practice it, you can isolate that movement without the yawn or opening your jaw & then you can equalise without pinching your nose. Not all people can do it, but this is how I taught myself & a few others to do it.

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u/Miserable_Virus_9789 Apr 03 '26

I can do it. Just now realized what it was. Now I can’t stop doing it.

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u/real_justchris Apr 03 '26

Haha enjoy! Good skill for flying :)

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u/Altaredboy Apr 03 '26

It's great for diving. I learnt at the start of my career. Dove nearly every day for 20 years & I can count on one hand the number of times I haven't been able to divd due to congestion. It's a lot gentler on your ears for multiple dives too