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Hope you have fully recovered by now. The only suggestion I have for someone in your situation (unexplained hit when having dived conservatively) is this. If one thinks that a symptom might be DCS but, "hey, it's likely something else," err on the side of caution and get on oxygen right away.

My father would get vertigo. He would recover fairly quickly (i.e., within minutes), but he was often quite tired afterwards. The incidents were unpredictable. Based on what I saw would happen when he had a vertigo incident, there is no way I would want to be underwater suffering vertigo...

Call some local insurance agents and see if they can steer you to a carrier. And, remember, Google is your friend. Search for "dive club insurance" and see what pops up.

I second the notion of testing the tank air for CO. If it does have an unsafe level of CO, you should let the shop know. (The shop should compensate you for putting you in mortal danger but that's another thread.) Is there any governmental agency that regulates shops that fill tanks with air...

Thanks for posting the link. I have long thought that that one post should be made a sticky!

IIRC, in another thread, Tobin, the guy at Deep Sea Supply, strongly recommended against taking apart the valves. Or at least not taking apart the valve in their wings (but also probably not taking apart the valve in most wings).

Perhaps part of the answer is in the physiology of thrill-seekers. A long time ago, I read an article that stated that different people have different, for lack of a better term, "excitability quotients," which, according to the article was a physiological characteristic. People with low...

I wasn't implying anything improper. First, I assume most surgeons like surgery, and second, most surgeons work on a fee-for-service basis. It is pretty much a truism that people like being paid to do what they like to do. So there are two natural biases at work. There is nothing wrong with...

If all you have is a hammer, pretty soon everything starts to look like a nail. Orthopods are surgeons, and surgeons like to cut. Surgery should be the last option. X-rays and other images of the spine can be misleading. There are images of backs that any physician would say, "That guy must be...

"Accidents can happen to anyone" tends to be the mantra of those who are negligent. Of course, I am not saying you were negligent or making excuses for your buddy, but the connotation of "accidents can happen to anyone" is not helpful to your argument. Most accidents are the result of user...

The current issue (Summer 2014) of Alert Diver, the DAN publication, has an article on an explosion of an oxygen cylinder that was apparently triggered by the use of silicone grease. It is the account by a lawyer of the horrific result of his client's accidentally tipping over a 40-cubic-foot...

Thanks for the responses. The reg is a HOG D1. I downloaded a manual (for EDGE, but I think it's the same for HOG), it says in "NEVER apply any type of lubricant to any part of the regulator or cylinder valve." I take this to mean that applying a dab of grease of any kind to, say, the threads of...

When connecting hoses to first or second stages, would it be a good idea to put a dab of silicone grease on the threads? I know that some threaded fasteners should be lubricated to achieve the correct torque, and for others, the torque spec assumes the fastener is dry. Are there any shop...

A true safety stop is not penalized according to the Suunto Zoop manual: If you ascend too quickly, then the Zoop adds a mandatory safety stop:

If the problem with peeing in the wetsuit is the smell and I'm not smelling it, maybe I should leave my olfactory sense right where it is!

You don't need a data cable to get your average depth with a Suunto Zoop. I have a Zoop but no data cable, and I can tell you the average depth of every single dive that I've done with the Zoop. The average depth is calculated and recorded automatically and readily available on the Zoop if you...

Per Wikipedia: Eustachian tube - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Increased use of a muscle can result in a stronger muscle. If continued practicing of opening the Eustachian tubes strengthens the muscles associated with the Eustachian tubes, that could explain why some people get better at...

Just for you, two words: immersion diuresis DAN | Medical Frequently Asked Questions Immersion diuresis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And how do you know that would happen? :rofl3: I don't get the fear of peeing in a wetsuit. It's wet already! And it's nice and warm. Stink? I haven't noticed in any wetsuits I've used, and they have mostly been resort-provided wetsuits which, I am sure, were worn by divers who were not as...

An immune reaction will normally fade with time. The immune reaction is strongest after the infection and thereafter it will decrease. In some people, an immune reaction will last a lifetime, and for others, not as long. All a vaccine does is create an immune reaction. Consequently, getting...