![]() ![]() Do not sleep during take-off or landings. Swallowing, yawning, or moving your jaw sideways may help your ears adjust during pressure changes. Avoid earplugs and tight-fitting hoods when you dive. Keep your ears clear when you fly or scuba dive.Do not exercise or take a hot bath right after you scuba dive. Follow the guidelines about the recommended time between flights, scuba dives, or skydives. ![]() Ask your healthcare provider if and when it is safe for you to do these activities. Do not fly or scuba dive following a cold or ear infection.Ask your healthcare provider for more information about possible surgeries you may need. Surgery may be needed to repair damage from barotrauma.Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may also help to reduce symptoms of barotrauma. Oxygen helps increase the oxygen level in your body and help with healing.You may get therapy to help you learn not to hear any ringing sounds. This uses an electrical current placed on the skin near your ears. Your healthcare provider may also use transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy. Biofeedback therapy uses patches of electric current to relax your face and neck muscles. Your healthcare provider may give you a device to put in your ears which decreases the ringing. Treatment for tinnitus helps relieve the ringing in your ears.Ear canal cleaning removes earwax and releases pressure in your ears.You may also need medicine to make it easier to have a bowel movement. They can also help dry fluid in your sinuses. ![]()
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