#9476
hoofpick - 9/13/2011 9:59 PM
as we have found out during some of our classes students fail to reveal that they have had a cold or some other sinus problem and of course the pain sets in. Rule of thumb is you don’t dive for 2 to 3 weeks after having some form of sinus problem. It has been proven that taking medications such as sudafed don’t necessarily work for everyone. Even if they do work they generally will not last long while diving. For example if its a 12 hour medication it generally quits working about 15 to 20 minutes into the dive and hence problem returns at depth. So as PADI recommends and DAN don’t dive with any type of a sinus problem.