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Hi everyone. My name is Ben Kistler and I am a student at Indiana University conducting a small survey (approx. 2-3 min. to complete) about how changes in biodiversity can possibly affect the sport we have grown to know and love. If you have the time, I would greatly appreciate some responses as...

Certification continues to elude me as of now standing water behind my eardrum will not drain. I've seen a doctor and have taken a decongestant with no relief. I see an ear, nose throat specialist next week, hopefully I can return to the certification process. In the pool when I am 12 ft under...

Hi guys, I'm new here and hope I post correctly and maybe find some help in my very sad situation. I am not sure if im here in the correct address but I gonna try. I started to scuba dive November 2020 and I fell in love straight away. Since November I've been diving 22 times, did all courses...

Dear all, I am doing an Online Course where we are running experiments to verify assumptions. I‘d be really happy if at least a few people could answer and comment rapidly. First Question: Is my assumption true, that in scuba diving the pulse and oxigen level in blood are under pressure and...

Hey, Apologies if this is in the wrong place, im new here and just looking for some advice. Im new to diving and thoroughly enjoying it. Its always been something iv been interested in doing. Since i also weld, i was hoping to eventually seek employment as an underwater welder. However, i have...

I´ve heard lately a couple of cases of people getting nasty infections after using rental gear. What would be the best guidelines of getting rental gear sanitized? I am not very worried about skin or feet diseases, but oral ones. Some dive shops should clean the regs and gear on a regular base...

Hi divers! Is anyone using desloratadine before scuba-diving? I suffer from allergies during spring and I often need to take 1 tablet of desloratadine (every 24hours). I'm a bit worried whether I can or cannot dive during this period. It'd be nice to hear from someone who has a similar problem...

I'm planning a Similians liveaboard for November or December. I've been reading about poor reef health and lack of fish in Thailand. Has anyone dove in the Andaman sea from 2016 to present and can comment on which sites are healthiest? Are Burma/Myanmar sites more dead then Thai sites? Thanks!

Hello there! I am looking for some advice on health insurance for a traveling dive instructor I am a long term traveling dive instructor with no permanent home/ permanent residence looking for suggestions from people in similar situations or people familiar with health insurance in my case! I...

One of the least discussed aspects of scuba diving is that of fitness and diving. While many sources simply state that divers should be fit the question then becomes. how fit ? Physical fitness and diving

Hi all, I have recently been diagnosed with depression, PTSD and anxiety and I am due to be put on medication within the next week or so. I have read various articles stating that diving whilst taking medication such as anti-depressants can impair judgement and have DCI like side effects, so...

I am a very new diver. I got certified in the fall in a fresh water quarry, and so then my family (I'm 14) and I decided to take a vacation during spring break to the Caribbean. About a week before the trip I began to suffer from a minor cold, no fever, no green snot, just the usually stuff...

Hello All, So, I had this article come up on my newsfeed (I'm on many scuba pages on FB). Dive Health: Eat Chocolate Before Diving — Really • Scuba Diver Life Thoughts?

Hello to all you experts! I've paged through a looong list of threads about insurances on the board, but I can't find anything relating to my case, so I'm hoping some of you may be able to share your insights on this. I'm currently insured (pro-insurance) via DAN for my diving, and me and my...