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Anyone know of a dive operator in the Bayahibe area of the Dominican Republic that allows lionfish hunting? I’m staying at the Hilton La Romana, but the local center, Scubacaribe, don’t appear to do it.

Thanks all, paperwork all signed off and ready to load the coffers of PADI with more holiday funds :-)

Having acquired the PADI rescue diver and 5 specialties, do my minimum dive requirements (50 dives) need to be logged on the PADI site to get the MSD accreditation? I use Diverlog+ with my i770 and don't really want to write them all out again!

I am looking to purchase an Aqua Lung i770R and wanted to get comfortable with the supported software first. I already manually entered a number of dives into DiverLog (full) and have since downloaded + (on my 12.1 iOS iPad). I tried to export the dives to the + software and the app crashes out...

@SJT1961 Thanks for the reply. Sadly, I guess that I'll never find out the cause for certain. In the meantime, my GP is saying that the probable advice is to regulate my BP (doing that now with 5mg Ramapril), keep away from vasorestricting drugs and not dive :( (quite happy with 2 out of those...

Although my next CT scan isn't until next Monday, one other potential cause struck me today. During the 3 days prior to the commencement of symptoms (and 3 days after my last dive), I was taking Sudaplus daily (pseudoephadrine and paracetamol) for sinusitis. If my BP was already elevated, could...

Thanks everyone for the advise. I am due another CT scan in 2 weeks and a consultant visit in 3 months. I will then enquire further of my consultant about a probable cause and likely reoccurance. Note: I should add that I have an annual Class 2 Aeromedical and all my ECGs (both at the...

Considering this issue further, given that my last dive was on a Saturday lunchtime, and the first symptoms were the following Friday evening, does it seem probable that this was too long a period for the diving to be the cause?

Hi DDM, during the dives, I was never in a position where equalization was not achieved (despite almost a loss of hearing due to wax in my left ear).However, it might have required excessive nasal pressure to achieve it. I’m not under any physicians care and it’s only the mild hypertension. I...

Thanks for the reply. There was no sign in any of the 3 CT scans and MRI scan of any other cause. I'm wondering if the left ear blockage might have contributed, given the additional pressure needed to equalize? The neuro consultant only suggested finding another pastime!

Hi all, I recently returned from Jamaica where I completed my Advanced Open Water certification over a 2 week period (16 dives in total). Four days after returning back to Europe, whilst bending down to unpack a box, I noticed slurring of my voice for about 20-30 seconds. The next morning, it...