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Old 9th May 2006 | 15:32
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jammydonut
 
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Can you blow smoke out of that ear? [Good party trick while it lasts]
Burst eardrums in the diving scenario are a result of not starting to clear soon enough - if pressure is too great you do not have enough muscular power to equalise.
A clean burst normally will heal over in a few days. The scar tissue will only result in a lowering of the higher frequencies in your hearing.
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