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daughter went diving with swimmers ear, thought it was cleared up, some pain while diving. Cleared up the swimmers ear, then a week later went diving again, 2 shallow dives, appeared to have no trouble during dives, after though slight hearing loss sensation, them flew home 2 days later, now complains of greater hearing loss and some pain. It is Sunday tomorrow, Dr closed do I need to get her in sooner or can it wait?
Hi. I'm sorry to hear about your daughter's ear problems. I am not a doctor so it is inappropriate for me to give medical advice. Her ear may now have an infection. If it were my ear and I was having some pain I would go into a 24 hour clinic and have it examined. Either way, I am certain the clinic or your doctor will refer you to an ENT specialist for further examination of her ear. I hope things work out OK, Jesse
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Jesse Scott
Expertise
I can help you with questions about what to expect when learning how to SCUBA dive; how to select a good instructor and dive shop; and how to begin diving after you have been trained. I can help out with gear questions. I am always happy to discuss topics you learned in training but would like to know more detail. I can recommend additional training and books on SCUBA diving. I can discuss NC wreck diving also. I can also discuss what`s involved in learning becoming more involved in the sport and being a rescue diver, dive master, or instructor. NOTE!! I cannot answer medical questions because I am not a doctor.
Experience
I am an SSI Master Instructor and a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor. I have over 500 dives in a wide variety of diving environments and scenarios. I have been diving for 10 years. I also teach numerous specialties including Nitrox.
Organizations
PADI, SSI, NSS-CDS, DAN, NACD, PSI
Education/Credentials
PADI OWSI (Open Water, Advanced OW, Rescue, Divemaster)
SSI MI (OW, Advanced OW; Night, Deep, Wreck, Boat, Nitrox, Navigation, Night, Computer, Search and Recovery, Dry Suit, Advanced Buoyancy Specialties)
Emergency First Response CPR and First Aid Instructor
DAN Diving Emergency Management Provider and Instructor
PSI Visual Tank Inspector
NACD, NSS-CDS Cavern Diver
TDI Advanced Nitrox and Decompression diver
Awards and Honors
SSI Master Instructor
SSI Gold 500 Instructor
SSI Gold 500 Diver
SSI Century Instructor
SSI Century Diver
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