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Elbow Pain
I made two dives about a month ago. The first was to 27 meters for 20 minutes, and the second was to 11 meters for...
21 June 2016
Incident insights
Overcoming challenges while diving
Well, I nearly lost my life twice. One was a near drowning experience when three friends and I went diving in rough seas at Dwejra...
By DAN Staff
16 June 2016
Road Trip
Welcome to Malta, holy land of diving
At night it is the color of ivory. Road signs have more Arabic in them than I could have imagined. The harbors are called Marsa...
14 June 2016
Medical Questions
Tympanoplasty
I underwent a tympanoplasty (repair of ear drum perforation) and mastoidectomy (removal of infection from the bone behind the ear) surgery 4 weeks ago. When...
By DAN Staff
11 June 2016
Road Trip
Sicily Coast to Coast
It’s time to leave. Roberto will take the flight to Rome, Cristian and I will travel through Sicily with a pickup truck packed with brochures,...
10 June 2016
Features
5 tips to avoid accidents on dive boats
Boat diving can be so much fun – but, unfortunately, dive boats can also be injury-prone places. Due to its wetness a dive boat is mostly...
09 June 2016
Medical Questions
Abdominal Pain
I have been diving for 15 years without problems, but on my last couple of trips I experienced pain in my upper left abdomen under...
By DAN Staff
09 June 2016
Road Trip
Let’s dance…
Monica walks towards us across the terrace of the café restaurant, with a cheerful smile on her face, and dark sunglasses. A gazebo, tables and...
08 June 2016
Medical Questions
Regulator’s purge button
When trying to provide rescue breaths in the water to an injured diver, why can’t I use my spare regulator’s purge button? That seems easier...
By DAN Staff
07 June 2016
Road Trip
Sicily: the dive center in the depths of the Almadrabas
That you’re on an island, you know right away from the light, and even if this is a big island, the sea is always telling...
06 June 2016
Medical Questions
Raynaud’s Syndrome
I've recently been diagnosed with Raynaud's Syndrome. I'm an avid diver. Can I continue diving?Answer from DAN experts: Raynaud's Syndrome decreases effective blood flow to the...
By DAN Staff
06 June 2016
Medical Questions
Headache after diving
I regularly suffer from a headache after diving. I do not suffer from migraine and do not suffer from a headache when I do short...
By DAN Staff
03 June 2016
