Chest infection from diving?

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Hi everyone, I'm new here.

I've been suffering from a chest infection and productive cough for around 7 weeks now. Also I have sweats down the right hand side of my body - face mainly. I am also tired and have been a little dizzy.

It's definitely not as bad as it was, but it is not lifting and the cough and sweats are still occurring. I did not dive for 5 weeks due to fear of coughing my regs out, but some gentle diving, and then deeper diving has shown that the cough does not occur underwater.

I was just wondering if diving could have brought the condition on? I can't find any evidence online, but the doctors seem a little clueless as to waht is going on. I've had a chest x-ray, and nothing sinister is happening.

The doctor did say that she could see a little air trapped in my lungs - although she did not expand (no pun intented)

COPD has been mentioned, as I used to smoke, but I gave up when I was 24, more than 20 years ago. I have blood tests coming up soon - but post-covid, there is a 3 week waiting list!

Does anyone have any advice at all?

Many thanks, and sorry for the long post

Duncan
 
Hi everyone, I'm new here.

I've been suffering from a chest infection and productive cough for around 7 weeks now. Also I have sweats down the right hand side of my body - face mainly. I am also tired and have been a little dizzy.

It's definitely not as bad as it was, but it is not lifting and the cough and sweats are still occurring. I did not dive for 5 weeks due to fear of coughing my regs out, but some gentle diving, and then deeper diving has shown that the cough does not occur underwater.

I was just wondering if diving could have brought the condition on? I can't find any evidence online, but the doctors seem a little clueless as to waht is going on. I've had a chest x-ray, and nothing sinister is happening.

The doctor did say that she could see a little air trapped in my lungs - although she did not expand (no pun intented)

COPD has been mentioned, as I used to smoke, but I gave up when I was 24, more than 20 years ago. I have blood tests coming up soon - but post-covid, there is a 3 week waiting list!

Does anyone have any advice at all?

Many thanks, and sorry for the long post

Duncan
@admiral nelson if you have areas of air trapping in your lungs then diving is not advisable, for the reason that you punned. Localized sweating on only one side of the body (localized unilateral hyperhidrosis) is concerning for neurological involvement and adds an additional layer. Please continue to advocate for yourself; specialist consultation is definitely in order here.

Best regards,
DDM
 

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