Customer Reviews

ProEar 2000 Original

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I purchased this mask a few years ago to use while diving in the waters off of Dominica, in the southeast Caribbean. There is nothing especially noteworthy about the mask part -- the materials, fit, and performance meet current standards.The obvious difference comes with the earcups. As someone who occasionally has difficulty equalizing, and also sometimes finds it difficult to get the water out of my ears, I was very intrigued by this product. I am glad to report that it performs as advertised.

It's slightly awkward to get the mask and earcups all properly adjusted and situated, but I found that the earcups stayed in place and kept water out. Having air against my eardrums instead of water seemed to make it easier to equalize. Very important note: you still MUST equalize just as if you were wearing any other mask. There are tubes connecting the earcups to the mask so that you can also diminish the amount of pressure on your ears somewhat by letting a bit of air out thru your nose. However, be aware that if one or both of these tubes becomes crimped or blocked, you might get a nasty ear squeeze. You can relieve this by flooding the earcup, although that obviously removes any benefit to having them in the first place. There are tiny valves in the tubes to prevent water from entering the mask. I did also notice a small improvement in hearing where sounds were coming from, although I wouldn't consider that a real selling point.

If you dive and you have any ear problems or concerns, I would recommend giving this system a try. Even if you find you don't love the earcups, you can detach them and still have a decent back-up mask.

After wishing to dive for years, I finally got my chance -- only to find out that I had developed chronic outer ear infections. Any water in the ear caused them.

I was going to have to give up diving until this product came out. I got it, and it as saved my ablity to dive. I have NEVER had problems with equalizing once I got this product. I have had no waters in my ears. And, best of all -- I have never had an ear infection because of diving since I got this product 5 years ago.

I would highly recommend this product to anyone.