Choking, coughing, wheezing in overhead

[BabyDuck]

yep, i thought i was dead during cavern class. coughed and choked and the thought of bolting flashed in and was rejected, but i can see how it gets in there.

but, like andy, my trim & buoyancy was spot on. in fact, i composed my grave marker while i was dying - 'she died, but she looked really good doing it!'

i know mike o'leary was right there and watching me, but i don't think he knows how close i was to passing out before i got it all straightened out.

 

[Kevrumbo]

Sounds like a Laryngospasm --just gotta try to relax and tough it out. . .
http://www.voicedoctor.net/therapy/laryngospasm.html#manage

 

[H2Andy]

Sounds like a Laryngospasm

i can assure you, that is not a word that crossed my minds

lots of other words did, particularly the one that starts with "f"

i know mike o'leary was right there and watching me, but i don't think he knows how close i was to passing out before i got it all straightened out.

way to keep it together

i think the size of my eyes gave it away ... they must have been about volleyball size

 

[cmalinowski]

I'd like to hear from anyone who has had to deal with a choking while in an overhead environment, and not had the option to start ascending. Did this pose a big problem, and how did you deal with it?

Once in a while (when not diving), while drinking water, eating, or rarely while not doing anything at all, something "goes down the wrong hole". Sometimes this leads to coughing, choking, wheezing which has never been too much of a problem on the surface. However, underwater, I wonder if it would present difficulties, such as feeling suffocated by the reg, getting water in your mouth and lungs, etc.

(I'm asking because while taking a cave diving course, I had a bit of reflux, which burned my throat and caused me to choke and wheeze for a few moments. It sorted itself out pretty quickly, but it really got me thinking about what could happen in a more serious scenario.)

No real options but to work through it. I haven't done overhead, but have had coughing fits underwater. I had bronchitis as a kid so my coughs are deep and loud. My team thinks there is a seal in the quarry I have every belief that it will pass so my last thought is that we should head to the surface... but now that we talked about it the next one will be like I have TB or something.

Chris