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I went scuba diving and my ear drums exploded.
I can't get a straight answer from a Doctor about what I can do about it.
Any one no anything about scuba?
I am a professional divemaster; perhaps I can help.
Question number one; how did you stand the pain to do damage to your ears? Getting shot hurts less than diving and not clearing your ears.
#2) What makes you think your "ear drums exploded"?
#3) What are your symptoms?
#4) How long has it been since you did this?
#5) was this your first dive?
#6) ARE YOU CERTIFIED?
1. The pain was bad when I got just past 6 mtrs down then it was like something went pop in my ears. After that I had a headache but it wasn't that bad.
2. I went to the Doctor and he looked in my ears and said he could see small holes in both my ear drums.
3. Didn't really have any.
4. years.
5. Yes.
6. No, the instructor did not tell me I had to see a Doctor before diving, took me straight out to an 18mtr dive site.
Also I can't pop my ears.
If it's been years since this happened, the damage has been done and it is irreparable. However your description seems at odds with most injuries of this nature. Normally, the ear drum separates from the canal around the edges; it does not get little holes in it, from this sort of injury.
It should not affect you in any way, other than you might get ear infections more often than most. Some free-divers intentionally break their ear drums so they can dive w/o clearing their ears.
#6 has nothing to do with doctors; it is a certification as an educated diver for a certain level. Diving uncertified is a very poor idea, as you found out, the hard way. SCUBA diving is the MOST dangerous sport one can engage in and it should never be attempted without proper training.
Try swallowing while you pinch your nose and exhale to put pressure in your eustation tubes. This should have been covered in your class. DO NOT dive if you are not certified.