Other causes include drinking carbonated beverages or eating beans before diving, chewing gum during diving, or repeatedly equalizing the ears with the head down. Rarely it may cause the diver to pass out or result in gut rupture. 5 While diving, vent the gas, stop the ascent, and continue ascent when symptoms subside. Medicine is a constantly changing science and not all therapies are clearly established.
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