Pressure Changes: Diving involves encountering significant water pressure changes. As you descend, the pressure increases, and as you ascend, the pressure decreases. This pressure variance can affect your body, including your ear canals. Wearing earrings may interfere with the natural equalization of pressure inside your ears, leading to discomfort or pain.
Hair Tangling: Long earrings can get tangled in your hair when diving, causing discomfort, pulling on your ears, and potentially restricting your head movements. Tangled earrings can also become caught in diving equipment, which could lead to hazardous situations.
Dislodging Earrings: The combination of water pressure, movement, and possible entanglement can cause earrings to loosen and fall off. This can lead to losing a valuable piece of jewelry or creating debris in the diving area.
Ear Injuries: In rare cases, diving with earrings can cause injuries to your earlobes or ear canals. If an earring becomes stuck or caught on something underwater, it can tear the skin or cause lacerations.
Infection Risk: Earrings, particularly those with intricate designs or sharp edges, can create small abrasions on your earlobes. These abrasions can become entry points for bacteria or microorganisms, increasing the risk of infections after a dive.
To ensure a safe and enjoyable diving experience, it's best to remove any type of jewelry, including earrings, before entering the water.