Medical Questions
Diving again after major back surgery
The sea was rough that day. The wind was strong and the waves were huge. I was having a blast sailing on my surfboard. All...
The sea was rough that day. The wind was strong and the waves were huge. I was having a blast sailing on my surfboard. All...
In the absence of a recompression chamber, does DAN recommend treating a "bent" diver with in-water recompression?Answer from DAN experts: DAN does not recommend that symptomatic...
This is NOT an emergency. I have a question: I’m a musician (saxophone, flute, and clarinet) and would like to know how long I should...
Our 12-year-old daughter has shown a great deal of interest in learning to dive and as a family, we have just experienced an introductory dive...
Last week I got a saltwater aquarium with an anemone and a small lionfish. I saw the lionfish swimming through the anemone and thought it...
I understand that feeling tired after a dive may be a symptom of decompression sickness, but I almost always feel tired after diving. Should I...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...