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Ear Pain, Scuba Diving (cont.)

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  • Most ear pain with scuba diving will go away by itself usually within a week without long-term effects.

  • Eardrum ruptures usually heal themselves over longer periods of time but sometimes require surgical repair.

  • Facial paralysis, if present, most often is temporary.

  • Mild hearing loss may continue.

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Although dysbarism includes problems associated with high altitude and aerospace endeavors, dysbarism also relates to the increasing pressures of descending under water that are usually experienced in free or assisted dives.

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