Scuba diving

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Knightrain69
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Scuba diving

Post by Knightrain69 » Tue May 12, 2020 5:26 pm

Anyone have problems equalizing after starting cpap?
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Julie
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Re: Scuba diving

Post by Julie » Tue May 12, 2020 7:02 pm

Do you think you could elaborate a bit more for those of us who don't know what you're talking about.

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Re: Scuba diving

Post by DreamDiver » Tue May 12, 2020 8:01 pm

Knightrain69 wrote: ↑
Tue May 12, 2020 5:26 pm
 Anyone have problems equalizing after starting cpap?
This shouldn't be a thing. Your entire body is not being subjected to an additional amount of pressure other than what you're normally exposed to. It's an air-patency thing -- keeping the airway open only. If you've been diagnosed with OSA and your apnea is well treated, it shouldn't be a problem. That said... are you experiencing a challenge? Have you heard of others having similar challenges?

I know that high altitude can be problematic for CPAP machines themselves. Many are not reliable over specified altitudes.

If you suspect you're in sad shape, probably best not to do deep dives until you're cleared medically, eh?

Chris

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Chunkyfrog's response from a thread in 2012

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