Thanks so much for helping each other out, answering eachother's questions and developing this community I'd love to see the more experienced diver answering a lot of the questions in the comments! :)

i watched this video after sinus bleeding and it is very helpful, thanks for bro science :)

A good jog works pretty good for me, but I never did it for the purpose of diving. I did it because I had a head cold and felt miserable. Jogging seems to break up the congestion in my head and I generally feel much better within four hours after jogging. Thanks for the video, I'll work in a jog before my next dive and see how things go.

thanks adam ,very good video ,a big respect for people helping the others free

Great video mate I've been looking for decent advice on this matter as I have sinus issues thank you 🙏 subscribed

I've just started freediving and today, I was really frustrated that I couldn't equalize. This video helped me understand why because I was congested while diving!!

Quality as always Adam, editing even getting abit better cause it feels nice and flowy haha. I've only been freediving for like a month and had some sinus issues on my Aida 2 course right at the end of the dive session. While in Turkey I've found that sometimes it's useful to equalise strong cause it may help push air into those nifty little spaces. Anyway hopefully can hit 10m finning tomorrow cause never been down that far, I just want to experience freefall ;) Well that's a pretty big comment that no one will read but it's fun to jot your thoughts down once in a while. Keep up the good work 🐬

Thanks bro I have all of those issues. I'll start practice your advice, hope it works and i can dive as deep as you.

Great video, thanks Adam!

Thanks Adam, another great video - I've bursted a blood vessel in my sinus recently. Doctor has told me to take 3 weeks off. Really sucks not being able to dive for this long. Thanks for reassuring me that I need to wait!

Ohh man i've been really looking forward to this video ... I have really the worst sinuses in the world i've been diagnosed by many doctors that i have issues including pansinusities , nasal polyps, IT hyper , Deviated septum , post-Bilateral fess , ..... I've been diving for 5 years and I just can't stop diving feeling that is the only thing in my life that i feel good about it and happy while i'm doing it ...so many doctors said that i needed surgery 3 of them , so I did all of them last January, i had to rest for 3 months before went back for diving again , and guss what still had some issues and pain under my eyebrows and cheeks , went back to doctor and was diagnosed with allergy this time , so i'm on medication since then and still fighting against them with all my heart i just can't quit diving so help me God , tried all natural remedies, and all things u mentioned in this video , never could dive as a normal person and reach depths i wanted because of them , and doctors just keep saying be patient and u will get cured, did all the allergies tests and the result is nothing .... Don't know what to do after all of this

Thank you Adam! Great info as usual.

Thanks mate very helpful, I had extreme pressure in my left eyebrow while free diving, I could sort it out now.

I watched this over dinner and was thinking, nah.. he won't demonstrate the netti pot after that preamble.. choked on my pizza and my eyes watered for you 'Bra' 😂😂😂. Love it. That's been my last few days and I can't say it's filmic stuff!!! kudos and entertaining as all hell yet again ;).

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thanks Adam!!! I''m here now because som a bleading nose after me and my friend went freediving, and he told me about what you said, but also... i were sick while diving so i had lotts of problems diving when it happend.

Thanks for all the broficient advice!

Thanks for the tips. Loved it. 😊😊

The sacrifice to make freediving safe deserve at least a like and subscribe

Instead of calling you yoda, I'm gonna call you broda =)

This is so helpful thankyouuu

Hi adam Tips that I found also useful through trial are chin tucked in on duck dives and decent, diet 24 hours before due to bad hay fever, no dairy in morning before or late evening before dive days. Plus hay fever excentuates with beer, so if I drink the night before I switch to clear spirits. Hope that helps someone out there.

Shot Adam, great video as always. Love the new addition and definately waaaaayyy above your weight. My problem: I find that after 20 minutes of going up and down comfortably, I find a huge amount of 'bubbled' up gunk pours out of my nose into my mask. Not sure how to prevent this from happening.

Hi Adam All your equalising videos are really good & have helped me a lot. Working out how to frenzel & equalise upside down has been a real problem for me & I wouldn't say I've mastered it yet, but I think I'm slowly getting there BTW way your definitely batting Merrins 😂

This summer I am having a sinus problem while diving -for the first time in my life 🙁Went to doctor 2 days ago and now using a special nasal sprey. I have benefited from this sprey and after a week I will go to my doc for a check. At that day I will have a head tomography. Again, a very useful, informative video for the community Adam. I will try ginger tea as well ☺ as ginger have many health benefits. Thanks buddy for your efforts! 👌👏👏👏

This vedio is so helpful

thanks again & again for sharing your experiences... I add some Eucalyptus Radiata in boiling water, and i do it even to prevent some sinus problems. may it helps some ;-)

There's the video I was waiting for lol. This gives great tips on what to do before you go dive, but is there anything you can do if you get congested after a while of diving? I've been told before that some sprays work. Hope you two had fun!

Love your videos! You should do a video on reverse blockages. I have to do a slower ascent because my ears don’t equalize immediately on ascent...?

Great video, lots of good tips ive never heard before! My ears are filled with olive oil. When i took the scuba course and had problems equalizing, the intructors told me to put olive oil in my ears for some hours or over night. This will dissolve your earwax ( which is good for equalization? ). after you just flush it out with (not too) hot water. Might have to repeat several times. Have no idea if it works, or if the instructor was just messing with me. When i think about it, it would have been a good prank..

Thanks a lot Adam! You're making the best videos! I have problems with equalization, and have seen all your videos regarding this. Trying all your tricks.. :) If possible, I would like to have a private chat with you regarding my equalization issues. Regards from Norway :)

omfg that was crackup (: ty brother I have started watching your videos and you are very awesome (:

I have a deviated septum and have a very hard time equalizing. I never thought it could be related. Glad I watched this video! The only reason I haven't had surgery yet is because they say you have to sleep in an upright position for a week or two, and that's just not possible for me to do.

Seriously useful, thank you and yes… you are massively punching!!

Cold water divers on the Canadian Pacific coast thank you :)

thx bro you are my favorite bro scientiste

You are great bro,, from 2 days i dived and i had that sinus issue upper my eye at front head then second day i i didnt had it i thought cuz i must use to it but when i learned to equ its not happened again so thank u,, I swim from the age 6 and i love swimming and diving but im not pro in diving so im learning everything from u anr i felt like waaaw finally i begun to dive as a pro so thanx alooot bro 🤘

Hello Adam, I think i may having this sinus blocking issue. I am a beginner of free diving and everytime i feel so pain inside my head above my left eyebrow when going down. I will try the method you mentioned and hope i can get rid of it. thank you.

I have allergic rhinitis. I take Antihistamine (zycast) the night before the dive right after sleeping. This used to be my routine even before diving. And when waking up, I make sure I dont trigger the allergy so I stay away from sudden temperature change and dusts. Like putting on socks to make sure my feet doesnt get cold. And drink a glass of water right after waking up.

thank you adam

Hey Adam, love the video ......What brand of freediving carbon fin do you use ? can you recommend a good brand of carbon fiber fins please.

Thanks for everything. Adam, how do I know if I have a scar in my sinuses? Is that the word you used, scar?

GOLD highlights @ 6:10 - Yep. 10 points there.

Hey Adam very helpful video. Should I purge, even a little, before a breath hold? Thanks

I do have a special rinsing tube, where I can put pressure on it so the water goes up all the way to the upper sinus and even comes down the throat after. Doesn't taste good, but hey, it helps a lot!

Thank you so much for these videos Adam! I've got a minor deviated septum that has made it really hard for one of my ears to equalise. I attempted a wave 1 course but wasn't able to reach the required depth due to this issue... I'll be attempting the dive again soon so I'll be practising all the exercises you've mentioned (in other videos too). Crossing my fingers and toes and hoping for a smooth dive! Have you got any further tips specifically for a minor deviated septum?

Thanks for the video. I had sinus problems since I started. I have mixed mucus with blood. I went to the doctor and he told me that my tubes are swelling and I won’t be able to dive. I’m allergic to dust and I suffer from it a lot. So I’m not sure if I have swelling tubes bc of the allergy or if it’s just how it is. Does swelling mean I could never dive?

Thanks so much for all your advise so far ,really helpful! I hope it isn't answered already! I've experienced some problems with equalizing my right ear channel ...it's quite often not possible to equalize at all and diving is more less impossible as it starts hurting a lot after only going down more than 2-3m so I need to rest a bit while snorkeling around rocks or so on the surface until it is possible again to equalize. I spearfish for about two years now but this problem only appeared a few month ago and it's getting a bit more frequently and resistant, so I'm getting a bit concerned what to do etc..I've bought and used Doc's Ear Plugs and it helps a bit but also hurts in due to the not very very soft silicon(might need to size down as well)...and I'm looking for alternatives or better ear plugs but can't find anything really than the freaking overpriced SurfEars 2.0 ..the Doc's Ear Plugs are already stupid expensive in my opinion for some tiny bit of silicon... SO if someone out in our freedive family is out there with some more tips to solve this issue or recommendation for good working ear plugs...please give it to me :P Cheers Tilo I will try the 3M EAR CLEAR plugs as well...at least a reasonable price ;)

I healed in a night by applying hot patch on my forehead, the pain was really awful, and the next morning that pain are gone, and I also do the sinus irrigation with saline water..

I have had sinus issues since I was 17 ( now 41 ) after every dive I get excessive fluid build up and as I progress through the day I find it more difficult to equalise 😖 hopefully all I need is a flush 🤞

hey does anyone know anything abt freediving with Vasomotor Rhinitis?

Mate what can you recommend to help when one ear won't equalize??? drops?? ear waxing??

Hi and thank you for the video... i might have stiff eustachian tube coz equalizing frenzel is always with hissing n hard. yesterday i had sinus (forhead) pinching even at less than 10m but after a while i started spitting blood... all i heard of is beelding through nose but that hardly happend...is it a sinus problem? also, whats the best position while head down is it tucking the chin or looking further down n extending neck.... i often do that coz i spearfish n i need to check out where to land or look for fish around. thanks....

Hey Adam ! So i was spearfishing yesterday and bllod came out of my nose but there is no pain how much you think i should rest?

I need this mostly for the airplane

Just done with my intro to freediving course, I experienced pain/pressure on my right eye and cheek including tootchavhe whenever i’m equalizing while going down deeper. What could be the possible cause for this?

Definitely punching above your weight Adam!! Don’t worry, I am too 😁

english et french subtitles please ! thanks

Some days I experience sinus squeeze and some days I do not. In all cases it happens when I feel perfectly fine -- no symptoms of a cold or other ailment. Without the benefit of a home swimming pool, is there any way to test/predict before leaving the house how my sinuses will behave when I go diving?

Hi Adam I've been diving for over 20 yrs...for some reason I've developed bad sinus squeeze...I don't have congestion...I'm starting to wonder weather I've damaged or scarred my sinuses....what do you think Bro..??

So I know that blood tends to smell like rusty iron and stuff but what I wanna know what causes you to smell or taste rusty iron during a dive

I'm at a loss.. I can't close my nose (soft palate)? The result is that my mask always "auto-equalizes" and thus leaks (I can't stick a mask to my face, it just ends up sucking the air through my nose, falling off again). What do I do?

Hello Adam, Nice video! I have a problem when I try to equalize some of the air escapes through my right eye's tear duct, I can feel the air coming out from it. As a remedy, I always close my eyes when equalizing. Is there anything I can do to fix this? Thank you!

One personal experience. Blocked sinuses above my eyes forced me to push a lot to equalize them. As result my ear drums (where the air passage was just fine) were pushed to hard out and during emersion stopped to work. Braking emersion didn´t help, diving another meter and continuing emersion niether. As result I reached surface with a lot of pain in my ear and three following days cleaning my ear from blood. Three weeks out of water. I was really stupid going on diving (fishing) that day! Luckily this happened at 4 meters. As the pain and ear drum trauma was increasing every meter of emersion, can´t emagine what would happen comming back from 15 meters... And one more tip for those with not ideal sinuses as I do. While equalising, I do close my eyes. Sound ridiculus, but it helps! Happens some times that the air I am pushing is coming out of my eye corner. Wierd?!

Hey guys/gals im new tp free diving, but im getting down to around 20m and haven't really experienced any equalizing problems. Even though i do have a deviated septum. Wondering if having this problem will hinder deeper dives in the future??

are you F1 certifited? what are your free diving certifications? please make a vidoe sharing about your certifications and or your expirence in diving. im not saying you hage to have certifcations. free diving certifications are new and many dont know about them. thanks!

I have narrow sinus passages, i wasn't freediving but flying! It was so painful that I went to the ER thinking my brain was hemorrhaging.

hi Adam l love your videos keep doing the good work i'm a beginner when I dive 7meters i pressure on my ears even after equalizing I feel a little pressure it's manageable but there is one can you tell me what's the problem?

Can you make a video how to relax our body before and in diving. I hope you can share something like that. Anyways it os a great video

Anyone have suggestions to dealing with allergies and diving? I’m about to quit diving because my allergies won’t allow me to equalize properly

Hi Adam, really enjoy your videos! My left ear is more difficult to equalize than the right one, because the left tube tends to clog more quickly. On top of that I have a condition that whenever I increase pressure to equalize, air escapes right underneath my left eye (tear channel?), rather than that it helps to equalize the left ear. I wonder if you are aware of such cases and if you have any suggestions how to deal with them. I generally find it costs too much energy (and concerns) and I would like to minimze the effort.... Keep it up! Cheers xxx

My nose bleeds once i go deeper. Maybe 8 to 10 meters. I thought it is because i didnt equalize well. But the next dive i had after 2-3 weeks, this happened again

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Hi Adam! I have a Deviated Septum since I was young because of trauma. Maybe this answers my question about equalization. I really can't equalize even in 3 meters. When I try to equalize, air leaks toward the corner of my eyes and still never equalize my ears. Thanks for the video, I'll consult a doctor from now on.

Hey everyone, so I am new to freediving. I have noticed during my last couple free dives over the last few days that my phlegm has had a fair amount of blood in it. To the point it’s pretty much solid red. That said my nose is not bleeding at all. It is only the phlegm that has blood in it. Should I be concerned? And should I hold off diving for a week?

i have a couple of problems. when i lay on my back underwater my sinuses tingles unbearably, and after swimming a few hours later i sneeze a lot.

Does sinus squeeze go away or does it happen every time

I used to have chronic sinus issues and I got surgery about a year and half ago, I was doing great after the surgery but recently popped a blood vessel while free diving spearfishing and it was really painful. I was a little congested but still kept diving and pushing my self to the limit. Besides rest, any other recommendation? Oh btw, your videos are great, very helpful!!!!

Sinus squeeze is absolutely horrific. I’m an advanced scuba diver and experienced this because I thought I had recovered from a cold but clearly I hadn’t. It was horrific, like the front of my brain was going to explode, there was blood everywhere and it took me weeks to get better😮‍💨

Hey Adam and fellow viewers, recently I experienced a pain behind my left eye about 2-3 meters down. I’ve never felt it before but it was a day ender for sure. Did 5 or 6 dives to around 15-20 meters before the pain came on. Assuming sinus squeez but wanted to see if any other gurus out there had any info

well well well above your weight sunshine, good vid though brother

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Hi Adam, I just started my freedive course level 1 here in Indonesia and on my first dive I had problems with sinuses pain. I'm willing to become a instructor and I'm very afraid to struggle with my sinuses problems. And the weird thing is that I don't feel my self congested, just pain above my eyes while I descend.

I have a question. We always hear about not diving alone. I do try to take this seriously, but due to circumstances of where I live etc. I can’t really go to a diving school and I don’t know anyone with experience. Could I together with a buddy learn freediving as we progress together or would that still be unsafe?

Hi from Greece !Question about the mask equalization ... I spearfish and after a considerable time of 1h in freediving i feel the mask getting sucked on the face and "strange" noises come out from my nostrils like "bubbling". Sometimes when i get the mask off and lean forward dense water is coming out of the nose. After that i find it difficult to equalize with frentzel. I have suffered from sinusitis in the past , which comes and goes, not regularly. Any proposals to face that problem ?

Hi Adam, I actually have a harder time equalizing now that I had my septum fixed. I had 15 percent airflow in my right, and 5 percent in my left. Now is open and I'm having huge trouble, with that and clear snot in my mask. Lol

Anyone have issues with toothache and sinuses? When I dive down after around the 8 meter mark I get a massive toothache. No problem equalising and the pain subsides as soon as I go back up. Might need to go to the dentist. But I hope is a simple inflamed sinus. Any thoughts about tooth issues and free diving?

I always go scuba diving this last 2 weeks with that feeling sinus, and after i go to the surface my nosebleeding to much, everyday. My doctor gave me antibiotic but until now my nose still bleeding.

Quick question. I use to go deep under water but since 4 months, every time I go 1m underwater my nose hurts on the right side and I cant ever go deep anymore because I don't want to push the pain. What to do?

Hi Adam, I know you posted this video a while ago but Ipm hoping you can help me out, I´ve been free diving for a little while now but I´m still a begginer, the last 4 times i went in the wáter and started descending I could experience pain in my forehead, at first I thoght I wasn´t ecualizing properly but I kept going down.. up to the point where I got blood coming out of my nose, so the next time I tried it same thing happened until the 4th time where a lot of blood came out and it was extremely painfull, what do you suggest for recovery? But most importantly, I have cronic sinus problems, it did not come from a cold, yet I don´t want to stop free diving, how can I free dive with this condition? Thanks!

you've got me a bit worried, i've got a slightly deviated septum and I'm going on holiday to do an AIDA course in a couple of months. I can equalize my ears ok, they go out about the same time, or very close together - is it likely I will still have a problem with my sinuses? I guess I will grab a neti pot and start a steam regime to give myself the best chance anyway.

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i have a couple of problems. when i lay on my back underwater my sinuses tingles unbearably, and after swimming a few hours later i sneeze a lot

What about a problem with one ear equalize worse than other? It happens almost all time. I have one method to fix it with salt water but it is only temporary.Maybe there are some ways to try? Yea and one side of my nose often breathe harder that other. Once a time I had back block problem and that ended not really good.

Hey Adam, can you do one on Lung Trachea i think it is? I burst some capilaries (I am lead to believe) in my lungs and coughed up blood for a couple of hours. What information do you have? I asked around on Southern Queensland Spearfishing and it seems this is happening to ALOT of people, would be great if you did a video on it! And yeh bro, your punching....haha but arent we all?

شكرا لك آدم على ماتقدمه لدى حاجز منحرف قليلا ولايحدث لي مشكلة إلا أنه عندما اعادل تنفتح اذني اليمنى اما اليسرى احيانا تنفتح بعد اليمنى وأحيانا لاتفتح بما تنصحني بتمارين المرونة اوبمراجعة الطبيب

really good videothanks ones egain what about if i dont have any mocus before diving and i dont feel nothing jus before diving. but just after 30 mn of diving i start to biuld mocus inside mi sinus. my mask kets skuct in my face quite offten. i dont have blod never ever but i have a yelow grous mocus going out of my mouth every time i dive. no pain. what could i do .

The term you're looking for is anecdotal evidence or anecdotal science. Basically its a term for information derived solely from yours/someone else's personal experience in a subject. It works and its entirely gender-neutral.

This sucks i went spearfishing today my friends got 20+ kg spanish mackys and i tried going down but I can’t cuz i feel like my head is gonna explode sadly i didn’t shoot one all of them did

I can hear what sounds like a hiss in my right ear when dry equalising sharply. Not sure if it's a ruptured eardrum because when I hold the frenzel my nose inflates and there's no pain. Anyone has an idea as to what it may be?