Sensori-neural Hearing Loss and HBO2 Therapy
Allen M. Dekelboum, MDPressure: Vol 27 # 3, May/June 1998One of the most frustrating conditions which appear to otolaryngologists all over the world is the sudden onset of unexplainable sensori-neural…
Photoxic vs Photoallergic
Fundamental to both is the absorption of photons of light by a chromophore. However, once this event occurs, the mechanisms leading to cellular damage diverge.In phototoxic reactions the photosensitivity is…
Some Skin Problems in Divers
Bruce Miller, MDDr. Miller, a Dermatologist, is a Consultant for Diving Medicine Online. This is a lecture presented to Medical Seminars, 2000Travel to the tropical climes can often aggravate preexisting…
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Vein Return
Total anomalous pulmonary venous return is a condition where the veins returning blood to the heart from the lungs do not empty correctly into the arterial circulation. Children born with…
Underwater Blast Injuries
Printed with permission from the authorDR. P.G. LANDSBERG MDOriginally published in "Trauma & Emergency Medicine Vol 17 No 2 July 2000in South Africa.INTRODUCTIONThe term blast refers to the intense sound…
The Complement System and Diving
Considerable research over the past 10 years has been directed toward elucidation of the complement system and it's effect on the body in association with bubbles. Reviewed nicely in 1997…
High Pressure Nervous Syndrome
HeliumDuring the 1930's the U.S. Navy tested other gases as a substitute for nitrogen. Their scientists conducted experiments using rare gases such as helium, neon, and argon. After numerous trials,…
How To Travel With Lung And Heart Disease
Even if you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, asthma, or heart disease and need an oxygen supply, you should be able to travel so…
Special Consideration for Men Divers
BYDR. JOLIE BOOKSPANThis article first appeared in theAugust 1992 issue of Underwater USAUpdated 2003Many false statements perpetuate about the ‘special considerations' of women divers. However, there are true physiologic problems…
Postpartum Diving
After vaginal delivery, diving can be resumed after released by the obstetrician. This is usually after the cervix closes, about 21 days. In another week, most muscle tone has returned,…
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