Frenzel maneuver
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frenzel-maneuver-163-3775332
title:
Frenzel maneuver
text:
The Frenzel Maneuver is named after Hermann Frenzel. The maneuver was developed in 1938 and originally was taught to dive bomber pilots during World War II. The maneuver is used to equalize pressure in the middle ear. Today, the maneuver is also performed by scuba divers, free divers and by passengers on aircraft as they descend. The trapped air inside the mouth and nasal cavities is compressed by the movement of the tongue or larynx while doing Frenzel maneuver. The air is forced into the nasal
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description:
Ear equalization technique originally developed for dive bomber pilots
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenzel_maneuver
date created:
2008-01-07T00:27:50Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T06:19:18Z
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