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All of my winter dives are constrained to inland fresh water sites and I am getting narced more often than not at the minute. Until last weekend it always hit at about 30-35 metres - suddenly everything went eerily silent and all I could hear were my bubbles as if they were fighting their way through treacle. The conditions were cold, dark and poor viz with no landmarks to orientate myself. The feelings were a sudden realisation that I shouldn't be there. Ascend a few metres and it all disappears. Last Sunday I dived in a quarry with a max depth of 25 metres - the water temp was 5c and the viz was TERRIBLE. Same feelings at 19m this time. I knew what was happening and therefore could cope ok but it does make for an uncomfortable dive for a time.
I'm off to Gran Canaria in 10 weeks (hooray!) so I'll do a deep dive there (30-40m) and compare the results. I am well aware that narcosis is always there, its just your preception of it that makes it manifest itself.
Regards
I'm off to Gran Canaria in 10 weeks (hooray!) so I'll do a deep dive there (30-40m) and compare the results. I am well aware that narcosis is always there, its just your preception of it that makes it manifest itself.
Regards