Question Diving with epilepsy

[Duke Dive Medicine]

I don't remember us having anyone with epilepsy, which is why I put a shout out to @DiveHeart's head honcho, Jim. Great friend and mentor, and he'll give you the skinny on if they can accommodate you or not.

Jim is awesome!

 

[Lancerator]

Wow everyone thank you for your insight.
I cant remember what type of seizures she has. She just had her check with her brain scan and all came back clear. I have an appt with doctor next Tuesday. Also my buddies dive shop also specializes in special type needs diving certification. So Im trying to do my due diligence.

 

[Lancerator]

We typically advise people with seizure disorders not to dive. A full face mask might provide an added layer of safety for her, but her care and rescue should she have a seizure would be up to those around her, which itself is not without risk.. That said, as @The Chairman mentioned, DiveHeart specializes in adaptive diving and they may have a system in place.

If you're in the greater Salt Lake City area, both LDS Hospital and Intermountain Medical Center have hyperbaric units with physicians who can perform fitness-to-dive examinations. If you'd like an in-person consult, I'm sure one of them could accommodate your daughter.

Best regards,
DDM

Thank you I will check this out.

 

[Pbdiver84]

I’d look into Classified Diving thru SSI or a similar program. Pretty sure it’s possible, but also pretty sure a dedicated certified dive buddy is going to be a good thing.