Jellyfish sting relief

[Don-B]

Well for the first time today i got stung in the face by jellyfish tentacales.
it got my upper lip and expossed check pretty bad ,enough that i had to abort the dive.
2 hours later it still burns but is getting better.
So is there anything one could use right after this happens to soothe the burn?
Hopefully this wont happen for a while .it would be nice to have something just in case.

[Jeremy]

That happened to me last weekend at Edmonds. It was gone after about 6 hours.

[Dusty2]

Sadly there has been much discussion about this and although there are lots of wives tails I don't think there is really much that actually works. Look in the archives, there are several threads about it.

[bucknaked]

Have your buddy pee on the site. On the gulf and east coast used meat tenderizer.

[Magoi]

Ammonia is good - much better than having someone pee on your face. Agree that meat tenderizer was used on the gulf coast. Vinegar is supposed to help too if done right away.

[fmerkel]

Vinegar does not work for Lion's Mane. Done that-didn't do any good at all. I was VERY disappointed.
Tried fresh water in desperation ... do NOT do that! Bad idea!

DAN has some general suggestions.
http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/medic ... ish_Stings

Don't know as there is a good remedy. Probably should put some Adolph's Meat Tenderizer in the save-a-dive kit just in case.

[FlyinV]

Valerie Lyttle ( I think ) once told be to scrape off the stingers with a credit card or cert card.
That seemed to work pretty good...

Another tip is to just not stick your face into the jelly
That's how I do it now -- The first year I was diving I didn't quite seem to be able to keep my face off them.

[Blow-N-Bubbles]

This is what I use, works GREAT for me.

http://www.divers-supply.com/-P4031.asp ... hwodnyhygg


JellyFish Squish, purchased in most Dive Shops. It has Lidocane which I think actually numbs the area so you feel nothing. I have used it several times with great success.

[spatman]

A couple old threads on the subject of jelly stings:

http://www.nwdiveclub.com/viewtopic.php?t=8236

http://www.nwdiveclub.com/viewtopic.php?t=16589

[Don-B]

Tried fresh water in desperation ... do NOT do that! Bad idea!

Your damned right its a bad idea.
fresh water was all i had and it made it worse.

I would like to think of myself as a fairly tough guy.
but having your lips feel like there on fire while 50ft underwater is a little unnerving.

JellyFish Squish ,i may have to get some.hopefully i will never need to use it.

[H20doctor]

hot water compress worked the best for me..

[BASSMAN]

hot water compress worked the best for me..

Are you sure it wasn't the pee on your face?

[deep diver]

apple cider vinegar rather than white seems to work. My wife got hit on her lip, felt like she was getting stung by bees all over her body. benadryl helped with that.

[Nwbrewer]

I recommend a 2 fingers of Makers Mark and ice. Take orally for best results.

[Don-B]

I recommend a 2 fingers of Makers Mark and ice. Take orally for best results.

It was 4 fingers of Jim Beam neat.

[ArcticDiver]

Well.....I had to take a test about jelly fish sting first aid and the correct answer was....hot, dry if you can,wet if you can't. Something about the heat breaking down the stingy stuff. BUT, I've never tried it so if anyone can perform a live test to either confirm or disprove I'm sure many would appreciate it.

[Nwbrewer]

I recommend a 2 fingers of Makers Mark and ice. Take orally for best results.

It was 4 fingers of Jim Beam neat.

That'll work!

[spatman]

I recommend a 2 fingers of Makers Mark and ice. Take orally for best results.

Knob Creek for me.

[diverden]

A couple weekends ago someone on on the dive boat gave me their Safeway card so I could scrape my face with it. I gave it a shot. I've had a few stings in the past and can say that this definitely didn't make it any worse, possibly made it better. It was a pretty minor hit though so, hard to say.

+1 Knob Creek

[H20doctor]

i got stung yesterday by an egg yolk jelly !!! But it wasn't nearly the punch as last years lions mane sting... I was fine after about an hour.. Pee doesnt wrk Bassman

[Zen Diver]

Valerie Lyttle ( I think ) once told be to scrape off the stingers with a credit card or cert card.
That seemed to work pretty good...

Another tip is to just not stick your face into the jelly
That's how I do it now -- The first year I was diving I didn't quite seem to be able to keep my face off them.

Yep, scraping with a plastic card helps remove those pesky stinging cells. Rinsing with hot water helps too, it breaks down the toxin.

Valerie

[lamont]

Valerie Lyttle ( I think ) once told be to scrape off the stingers with a credit card or cert card.
That seemed to work pretty good...

Another tip is to just not stick your face into the jelly
That's how I do it now -- The first year I was diving I didn't quite seem to be able to keep my face off them.

Yep, scraping with a plastic card helps remove those pesky stinging cells. Rinsing with hot water helps too, it breaks down the toxin.

Valerie

Yeah the one time I took a really nasty one in the face I found hot water actually helped. Of course it was awhile after the event. Had to do 10 mins of scootering and 15 mins of deco to exit, and that probably helped rinse it out a bit. Then it was awhile later before yvonne gave me some hot water, so 60-90 minutes later or so it felt good... Maybe right afterwards it tends to explode stuck on nematocysts, but its useful later to break down the toxins? (after a couple good scrapes with a credit card?)

[Zen Diver]

Valerie Lyttle ( I think ) once told be to scrape off the stingers with a credit card or cert card.
That seemed to work pretty good...

Another tip is to just not stick your face into the jelly
That's how I do it now -- The first year I was diving I didn't quite seem to be able to keep my face off them.

Yep, scraping with a plastic card helps remove those pesky stinging cells. Rinsing with hot water helps too, it breaks down the toxin.

Valerie

Yeah the one time I took a really nasty one in the face I found hot water actually helped. Of course it was awhile after the event. Had to do 10 mins of scootering and 15 mins of deco to exit, and that probably helped rinse it out a bit. Then it was awhile later before yvonne gave me some hot water, so 60-90 minutes later or so it felt good... Maybe right afterwards it tends to explode stuck on nematocysts, but its useful later to break down the toxins? (after a couple good scrapes with a credit card?)

That's right, scrape first, then rinse, ideally with water as hot as you can stand it (but don't burn yourself!). The first gets rid of the big stuff, the second helps break down what toxin is left.

[BASSMAN]

.. Pee doesnt wrk Bassman

That didn't stop you.