Daughter's Recurring Ear Pain & Hearing Loss After Diving: Urgent Care Needed?

Questiondaughter went diving with swimmers ear, thought it was cleared up, some pain while diving.  Cleared up the swimmers ear, then a week later wen

Best Scuba Fins for Limited Mobility & Artificial Hips

QuestionHi, I抦 fairly new to scuba diving and I have been thinking of buying my own fins. The main reason is because I have an artificial hip and sometime

Best Underwater Strobes for Canon Cameras - Deep Dive Photography

QuestionHello, I am a fairly new diver who is interested in dabbling into some underwater photography. I have purchased a Canon power shot 10 MP digital ca

Coastal Texas College Alumni Update: Connecting with Capt. Alfred Mikalowski

Question Rodney I graduated in DEC of 86 from Coastal too and did not peruse a diving career due to the fact that I was smushed in the mud while repairing

SSI vs. PADI Scuba Certification: What to Expect & Troubleshooting

QuestionHi My wife and kids want to dive with me and we are new to this area. I did a little looking around and came across two shops, one PADI and the ot

Find SSI Dive Centers in Cancun: Advanced Diving Courses

QuestionI might be going to Cancun in May and I would like to take some advanced courses. I am a SSI certified open water diver but can only find PADI dive

Diving & Respiratory Issues: A Guide for Recreational Divers

QuestionI am a recreational diver and go diving 3-4 times every year or two.  I do not have my own equipment and have had some anxiety using rental re

Starting a Dive Shop: Startup Costs & Essential Equipment

QuestionDear Mike, I am looking to perhaps relocate and open a dive shop with my husband. Of course first of all I need to calculate expenses and the amou

DIY Snorkel Safety: Risks of Homemade Diving Equipment

Question Hi, I love diving but dont want to buy equipment, so I thought Id just make a big snorkel using some old garden hose and tape it to a floater. I w

Safe Scuba Tank Filling & Storage: A Guide for Beginners

QuestionDear Sir I am a student currently studying in school. I have a question that I cant find an answer to. I have been searching the internet but none

Ear Barotrauma After Equalization: What to Do?

QuestionWhen I equilized at 3m bubbles appeared out of my R ear. No real pain. Is this bad for future diving, can I go safely deeper next time? AnswerHell

Storing Dive Gear in a Garage: Risks & Best Practices

QuestionYou had a great response to Kim on dive gear storage in general,  but above and beyond the typical procedures, is there any concern in storing

Dullness in Ear After Diving: Causes & What to Do

QuestionAfter diving this past week I continue to have dullness in my ear.  I never had issues equalizing, nor did I have sharp ear pain while diving.

Locating Buoyancy Charts in PADI Peak Performance - Book Version 101PDE9

QuestionHi there, Im returning back to scuba diving and need a bit of help. You previously mentioned that there is a bouyancy chart of some kind in the Pad

Beuchat Regulator Intermediate Pressure Reading: 110 PSI - Is Service Needed?

QuestionHi, I was diving yesterday and when i ascended from the first dive my low pressure inflator hose ruptured. I replaced it today and checked the inte

Reputable Dive Equipment Suppliers for New Dive Centre in Spain

QuestionDear Mike, I am in the preliminary process of opening a Dive Centre in Spain and have 2 PADI instructors as partners who will be offering PADI cour

Finding Dive Shop Maintenance: General Resources & Suggestions

QuestionRecently, our dive Shop went out of business. We are now looking for a place to have the annual maintenance done. Do you have any suggestions? Ans

Dizziness and Ear Equalization Issues in Diving: A Experienced Diver's Concern

QuestionHi, I am a fairly experienced diver with 100+ dives but have always had problems equalizing.  I  always have to take it very slowly and u

Atmospheres (ATM) vs. ATA: Understanding Pressure in Chemistry and Scuba Diving

QuestionWe are using atm in our chemistry calculations and a student asked why they use ata in scuba diving and I use atm.  Since I am clueless concer

Dog Harness Design Inquiry - Shark Mesh Material

QuestionHi Mike I have a 6 month old puppy and she like all puppys she is teething. I dont like using a collier on her only because had a pup years ago tha