Jumping with a cold

[Emmie 0]

So the weather here sucked ass for the past week, so my last jump was almost a week and a half ago. Tomorrow should be awesome, but I have the worst cold. I'm completely stuffed up. But I really really need to jump. Have any of you guys jumped with a cold before? What's the worst that could happen? Maybe if I take anycongestion meds it won't be as bad.

[freeflir29 0]

Go do a H&P. Trust me, you don't want to go all the way up with a cold! I have done it and it sucks. A H&P from 5000Ft or so won't hurt anything though.
"Here I come to save the BOOBIES!"

[trfenwyd 0]

I agree with freeflir. Jumping while congested just hurts and makes the jump no fun.
alas fair maiden, have no fear,
for we went out and bought more beer.

[skybytch 259]

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What's the worst that could happen?

Severe pain. I've jumped with a stuffed up head and ended up with my ear hurting for weeks afterward - sharp, intense pain. I've heard that you can do major damage to your ears, but I'm not a doctor so I don't know exactly what or why.... I just know that I don't jump when I have a bad cold anymore.
pull & flare,
lisa
"Try not. Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda sez

[FallinWoman 1]

The worst that can happen?? I blew out both my eardrums while i was a student.....spent two days experiencing vertigo (which is only fun for the first two minutes).....had to sit for a month....then only hop and pops for another month.....
Anne
crabs are only bad when you go down on someone and get them in your eyelashes-sunshine

[Lindsey 0]

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Jumping while congested just hurts and makes the jump no fun.

...not to mention the possibility of blowing out an eardrum.....
you can live in happiness too, like the oompa loompa dooba de do....

[rhino 0]

Having a stuffy head has never caused me a problem.. I think the fact that I scuba dived and the ear drums might have something to do with it? Strong ear drums I guess? My ears equalize really easily.
I could be full of shit? But I jump with a stuffy head whenever I have one..
Blue Skies .....

[E150 0]

I have jumped with minor colds before - no worries. I made the mistake of jumping after sinusitus and that HURT! I could not hear properly for 2 weeks. Horrid n nasty. If you have slight sinus congestion, don't jump!
A hop and pop may be ok, but lets face it, if you have a bad cold you don't feel up for much anyway.

[SatchFan 0]

I had a cold the very first jump I did and it was the worst pain I have ever felt. I ended up having to go to the doctor to get pain meds. It lasted for about two weeks. It almost cost me my hearing.
I would wait...
"Death smiles upon everybody, all a man can do is smile back"
~Jason

[TALONSKY 0]

I have jumped with a cold several times. The first time I had several sinus headaches under canopy only did 3 jumps that day. Last time about a month ago the pain centered in the left sinus cavity and I got the MOST intense toothache I have ever had. That time I did five jumps (one was an evaluation dive for my coach rating), at 4000 AGL every jump was very intense tooth pain. I found out later that I had pushed an infection into one of my rear molars (the root went into the left sinus cavity) and I ended in having to pull that molar. So there can be far reaching consequence that we may not see when jumping when you are stuffed up from a cold
Blue Skies
Kirk

[hobbes4star 0]

jumping with a head cold can push it to your ears and cause a ear infection which is minor but it can cause deafness which is major...
why jump when you can fly

[Dutchboy 0]

It isn't worth the risk. There will always be other days to jump. I really wanted to jump a couple weeks ago, but had a nasty sinus congestion, so I went a whole two weeks without jumping. No big deal in the big picture.
The Dutchboy
Phil's Flying Enterprises, Inc.

[Skyrose7 0]

perhaps I haven't had a severe enough cold to experience these oains, but the only problems I have had with jumping with a cold is the snot that ends up on my goggles.
The mind is like a parachute--it works better when it is open. JUMP.

[f1freak 0]

Watch out, youll end up with your face covered with SNOT.....
(Not that it's ever happened to me...) ;-)
If you’re into playin it close that’s cool, but we're talkin major malfunction here T Sparks

[ltdiver 3]

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...snot that ends up on my goggles

And you know that bugs don't fly that high...
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[brits17 0]

i've done it several times, i'm a dumbass i know... and yes it hurts. decongestants do help though, lately i took tylenol cold and it helped quite a bit.
when i do have a cold, basically i can't hear anymore, my ears hurt like crazy, and i've gotten a toothache once as well... sometimes my nose has felt like it was going to explode, not a cool feeling. but anyway, if its not too bad, try some sudafed or something, should definately relieve some of the shit that happens. C YA!
Blue Skies,
Brittany S!
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