{"id":35009,"date":"2026-03-11T10:26:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/?post_type=dan_alert_diver&#038;p=35009"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:26:08","slug":"preventing-mask-squeeze","status":"publish","type":"dan_alert_diver","link":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/fr\/alert-diver\/article\/preventing-mask-squeeze\/","title":{"rendered":"Pr\u00e9venir le placage du masque"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imaginez que vous descendiez vers un magnifique r\u00e9cif. L'eau est limpide, les poissons filent \u00e0 toute allure, puis vous sentez une \u00e9trange pression sur votre visage, comme si le masque essayait de se coller \u00e0 vos yeux. Lorsque vous refaites surface, vos yeux sont rouges, gonfl\u00e9s et peut-\u00eatre m\u00eame contusionn\u00e9s. La cause en est le placage de masque, une blessure courante en plong\u00e9e, mais qui peut \u00eatre \u00e9vit\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le placage de masque, \u00e9galement appel\u00e9 barotraumatisme facial, se produit lorsque la pression \u00e0 l'int\u00e9rieur du masque ne correspond pas \u00e0 la pression ambiante pendant la descente. La pression de l'eau augmente \u00e0 mesure que l'on descend, et si l'on n'ajoute pas un peu d'air dans le masque en expirant doucement par le nez, l'air emprisonn\u00e9 reste \u00e0 une pression inf\u00e9rieure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le masque exerce une pression vers l'int\u00e9rieur et tire sur les tissus mous du visage. Les petits vaisseaux sanguins situ\u00e9s autour des yeux et des paupi\u00e8res peuvent se rompre, provoquant des p\u00e9t\u00e9chies (minuscules taches rouges) et des ecchymoses. Le m\u00eame effet \u00e0 la surface de l'\u0153il peut entra\u00eener des h\u00e9morragies sous-conjonctivales et un l\u00e9ger gonflement de la conjonctive (la membrane muqueuse protectrice). Cela peut sembler grave, mais la pression exerc\u00e9e par le masque est rarement dangereuse, sauf si elle affecte votre vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Ces blessures aux yeux peuvent mettre plusieurs jours \u00e0 dispara\u00eetre. Comme pour tout h\u00e9matome, la couleur change \u00e0 mesure que le sang se d\u00e9compose et que votre corps le r\u00e9absorbe. Il est courant que la couleur passe du rouge vif \u00e0 des teintes plus fonc\u00e9es, puis \u00e0 une teinte verd\u00e2tre ou jaun\u00e2tre avant de revenir \u00e0 la normale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les plongeurs d\u00e9butants sont plus susceptibles de souffrir de placage de masque. Les plong\u00e9es d'entra\u00eenement consistent \u00e0 apprendre \u00e0 \u00e9quilibrer les oreilles et les sinus, \u00e0 g\u00e9rer la flottabilit\u00e9 et \u00e0 maintenir une bonne position dans l'eau. Avec tout ce qu'il y a \u00e0 faire, on oublie facilement d'ajouter un peu d'air dans le masque.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le fait d'utiliser des masques de location mal ajust\u00e9s ou des lunettes non destin\u00e9es \u00e0 la plong\u00e9e, de serrer trop fort le masque, de descendre trop rapidement ou de plonger avec le nez bouch\u00e9 peut \u00e9galement rendre l'expiration par le nez plus difficile. Un bon masque doit \u00eatre \u00e9tanche sur le visage sans avoir besoin de la sangle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les premiers signes sont faciles \u00e0 rep\u00e9rer. Vous remarquerez peut-\u00eatre que le masque commence \u00e0 se r\u00e9tracter lorsque vous descendez. \u00c0 la surface, vous pourrez observer des rougeurs autour des yeux ou sur les paupi\u00e8res, des ecchymoses sur les joues ou du sang dans le blanc des yeux. En cas de troubles de la vision, de douleurs oculaires intenses, d\u2019un gonflement important ou de tout saignement \u00e0 l\u2019int\u00e9rieur de l\u2019\u0153il, consultez imm\u00e9diatement un m\u00e9decin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Q1_42_Safety101-450x600-1.webp\" alt=\"Frink's eye with mask squeeze.\" class=\"wp-image-35011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Q1_42_Safety101-450x600-1.webp 450w, https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Q1_42_Safety101-450x600-1-270x360.webp 270w, https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Q1_42_Safety101-450x600-1-9x12.webp 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Esther Boehmer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>La pr\u00e9vention est simple. Expirer lentement par le nez pendant la descente permet d'introduire suffisamment d'air pour \u00e9quilibrer la pression. Assurez-vous que votre masque est bien ajust\u00e9 sans \u00eatre trop serr\u00e9 : une tension excessive n'am\u00e9liore pas l'\u00e9tanch\u00e9it\u00e9 et peut rendre l'\u00e9galisation plus difficile. Prenez votre temps lors de la descente pour \u00e9galiser tous les espaces a\u00e9riens. Si vous avez le nez bouch\u00e9 et que vous ne pouvez pas respirer facilement par le nez, renoncez \u00e0 la plong\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En cas de compression du masque, mettez fin \u00e0 la plong\u00e9e en toute s\u00e9curit\u00e9. Les l\u00e9g\u00e8res ecchymoses ou rougeurs disparaissent g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement en une semaine ou deux. Des compresses froides peuvent aider \u00e0 r\u00e9duire le gonflement ; \u00e9vitez de vous frotter les yeux. Les sympt\u00f4mes plus graves, en particulier les troubles de la vision, n\u00e9cessitent une consultation rapide aupr\u00e8s d'un professionnel habitu\u00e9 aux blessures li\u00e9es \u00e0 la plong\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Certains m\u00e9dicaments augmentent le risque de saignement. L'aspirine et d'autres anticoagulants peuvent accentuer l'apparence des ecchymoses ou de la rougeur oculaire. L'aspirine \u00e9tant peu co\u00fbteuse et couramment vendue sans ordonnance dans de nombreux pays, les plongeurs en prennent parfois sans se rendre compte de son effet sur les plaquettes. Apr\u00e8s un placage de masque, il est pr\u00e9f\u00e9rable d'\u00e9viter l'aspirine, sauf en cas de n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 m\u00e9dicale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Il est facile d'\u00e9viter que le masque ne se vide brusquement. N'oubliez pas d'\u00e9quilibrer tous les espaces remplis d'air, pas seulement les oreilles et les sinus. Si cela continue de se produire, revoyez votre technique d'\u00e9quilibrage, ralentissez votre descente et v\u00e9rifiez l'ajustement de votre masque.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avec un peu de vigilance et de pr\u00e9paration, on peut tout \u00e0 fait \u00e9viter que le masque ne serre, ce qui vous permettra de profiter pleinement de votre plong\u00e9e au lieu de devoir g\u00e9rer une blessure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dan-light-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dan-light-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u00a9&nbsp;<em>Alert Diver<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Q1 2026<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imaginez que vous descendiez vers un magnifique r\u00e9cif. L'eau est limpide, les poissons filent \u00e0 toute allure, puis vous sentez une \u00e9trange pression sur votre visage, comme si le masque essayait de se coller \u00e0 vos yeux. Lorsque vous refaites surface, vos yeux sont rouges, gonfl\u00e9s et peut-\u00eatre m\u00eame contusionn\u00e9s. La cause en est le placage de masque, une blessure courante en plong\u00e9e, mais qui peut \u00eatre \u00e9vit\u00e9e.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":35010,"template":"","dan_alert_diver_categories":[83],"dan_alert_diver_issues":[520],"class_list":["post-35009","dan_alert_diver","type-dan_alert_diver","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","dan_alert_diver_categories-safety-101","dan_alert_diver_issues-q1-2026"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Preventing Mask Squeeze During Your Dives - DAN World<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about preventing mask squeeze while diving and how to protect your eyes from pressure-related injuries.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/fr\/alert-diver\/article\/preventing-mask-squeeze\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Preventing\u00a0Mask Squeeze\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn about preventing mask squeeze while diving and how to protect your eyes from pressure-related injuries.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/fr\/alert-diver\/article\/preventing-mask-squeeze\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"DAN World\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-11T14:26:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Q1_43_Safety101-1200x600-1.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/alert-diver\\\/article\\\/preventing-mask-squeeze\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/alert-diver\\\/article\\\/preventing-mask-squeeze\\\/\",\"name\":\"Preventing Mask Squeeze During Your Dives - 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