I feel for you, but it seems like a pretty personal decision, since you
may not have enough time to find someone to take your place or get a
refund.

FWIW, I would go, hope for improvement in your partner's ear clearing,
but prepare for worst case scenario of enjoying a boat ride in a
beautiful setting if unable to dive.

Is it worth a second medical opinion?

Good luck.

Dave C

Sure.  she's nothing to me.

Sorry, I just could not resist.  If you've already tried Sudafed or an
equivalent decongestant, probably not.  I agree with her.  I can't imagine
anything worse than sitting out dive after wonderful dive aboard a boat at
sea.

Lee

not an answer to your quandry, but something else to try....

take a straight sided cup and cover the base with a layer of table salt.
fill the cup to the brim with warm water and stir. top up as necessary.
snort the resultant saline up each nostril in turn and blow back out again.
sounds painful - it's not. far from it.
sceptical? it worked for me last year in the southern egyptian red sea when
i contracted a cold from my dearly beloved. only missed 1 days diving (which
was more than enough!) due to blocked e-tubes. i'd been on all manner of
decongestants, but this method had the ears cleared in minutes.ok, it may
have been a culmination of all the treatments but this was the golden
ticket.