Blood in spit after diving

[Hailey_L]

Concur with the other posters who said that this sounds like sinus and middle ear barotrauma. It can take a while for the inflammation in the sinuses and Eustachian tubes to subside, so I would recommend staying away from diving for several weeks. A visit to an ENT is a good idea.

From your description, your symptoms are not consistent with pulmonary (lung) barotrauma or decompression sickness.

Best regards,
DDM

I am going to the hospital later and figure it out more precisely. But looking up all the symptoms, you are right, I reckon. Thank you for your post!

 

[HKGuns]

I had similar symptoms during my OW certification dives. Bloody nose and blood in my saliva. Instructor attributed it to sinus issues as described above by the others.

I too had a headache, but that was attributable to the 90 degree heat combined with all the surface work while wearing my 8mm Hollis.

 

[Steve_C]

Simple answer, do not descend if you have pain.

Umm, he was caught in a down current.