Involuntary urge to inhale after equalizing — does anyone else experience this?
First of all, thank you for the advice you gave me before. Over the summer, I trained with a freediving instructor for about two months and learned the fundamentals. I’m genuinely grateful to everyone here who encouraged me to get proper training.
I’m not sure if this is the right place to ask, but sometimes while diving I get a strange involuntary urge to inhale. It seems to happen especially right after equalizing. My nostrils almost feel like they’re automatically trying to breathe in, and lately it has started to make me a little nervous.
The strange part is that I’m not actually running out of air when this happens. I’ve usually only just started the dive and I’m still early in my breath-hold. It doesn’t feel like a genuine need for air, more like an involuntary breathing reflex through my nose.
This might sound like a weird question, but does anyone else experience this? Especially after equalizing?