Getting sick underwater

[cnctina]

Regulator techs could build regulators to be O2 clean and Chunk Clean. Scubadiving magazine could add hurling to the regulator rating.

 

[spectrum]

Good idea there on swapping to the alternate second stage for the dirty deed. If I didn't swap I think I'd hold the primary to my mouth (as taught) with 1 hand and keep my other hand poised on my alternate just in case.

Pete

 

[spectrum]

Regulator techs could build regulators to be O2 clean and Chunk Clean. Scubadiving magazine could add hurling to the regulator rating.

Gives a whole new meaning to flow bench.

Pete

 

[chugmeister]

Whats up with all the underwater chunk blowing? Personally/Luckily I have never had the need. (Knocking on wood as I leave for Coz in 11 days) Then again I never throw up during a weekend bender either. What seems to be the main cause?

- Too much drinking
- Bad food
- Drank the water
- other?

Guess I would go the octopus route.

 

[*Floater*]

I use rental regs. Do you guys hurl into those too?

 

[cnctina]

I use rental regs. Do you guys hurl into those too?

Good reason to have your own.

 

[TheRedHead]

Whats up with all the underwater chunk blowing? Personally/Luckily I have never had the need. (Knocking on wood as I leave for Coz in 11 days) Then again I never throw up during a weekend bender either. What seems to be the main cause?

- Too much drinking
- Bad food
- Drank the water
- other?

Guess I would go the octopus route.

Chugmeister,

I took Chuck Blowing in Key Largo and then Advanced Chuck Blowing in Marathon FL. You wait for a storm (hurricane season is best) when the conditions are right for a Maytag ride. When the surge is fast and furious, your stomach feels like it is in a washing machine. I also took Advanced Ladder Entry where I learned to watch the bottom rung for a downward cycle, plant my feet on it, and hold onto the handrails for dear life. Cozumel can be like a begginer's dive compared to the quintessential beginner's dives in Key Largo during the wrong conditions.

You do, however, want to avoid chugging too many in Cozumel and concentrate on drinking lots of bottled water because the risk of DCS during deeper dives. Too much salsa during the SI can cause deep water reflux which is not fun either.

I always take precautions when boat diving and wear a scop patch. There are also many OTC medications which have been covered extensively in these forums. I would suggest prophylactic meds; better safe than sorry.

 

[divetahoe]

Whats the best way to vomit underwater? I've been told that the best way is to vomit through the regulator, but was wondering if this might cause a problem with the next breath. Maybe holding the reg firmly in your hand but removing it from the mouth might be safer?

Thanks,
Steve

I've blown chunks through my reg no problem. I have basic mal de mer problems, and we did a SI on a small boat in 4' seas. By the time the second dive came around, I was starting to go green. I was first off the boat, but by the time I hit 50', I knew that if I didn't let 'er rip, the rest of the dive was going to be a bust. So I did. Held the reg in my mouth (I held onto it to make sure it didn't get hurled in the process too) and out it went! :errrr:

Subsequent breaths were fine, since the manufacturer stipulates it will pass "particles" up to 1/4" in size. Since I actually chew my food, that wasn't a problem.

After finishing, I rinsed the reg and my mouth with the ocean water (nice saline gargle) and I felt soooo much better afterward!

One bonus, the hurl attracts fish...

I wouldn't recommend removing the reg, since your instinct after the big push is a big breath. You may or may not get the reg back in time...

FWIW

 

[Drewski]

I've blown chunks through my reg no problem... I knew that if I didn't let 'er rip, the rest of the dive was going to be a bust. So I did. Held the reg in my mouth (I held onto it to make sure it didn't get hurled in the process too) and out it went! :errrr:

Subsequent breaths were fine, since the manufacturer stipulates it will pass "particles" up to 1/4" in size. Since I actually chew my food, that wasn't a problem.

One bonus, the hurl attracts fish...

I wouldn't recommend removing the reg, since your instinct after the big push is a big breath. You may or may not get the reg back in time...

Excellent advice! Having done the same on a decompression hang with a tight hood, I can tell you that it DOES work. I held the purge down while puking, took the breath, rinsed the second stage by taking it out of my mouth and purged again.

When the fish started getting it, I almost puked a second time but I figured once was enough for that day...

 

[1RUSTYRIG]

Subsequent breaths were fine, since the manufacturer stipulates it will pass "particles" up to 1/4" in size. Since I actually chew my food, that wasn't a problem.

I think that I could be a hurling instructor

Things I found not to eat if you don't chew your food as much as you should
prime rib
7-11 burritos (they have a habit of "reforming" whole in your stomach)
corn dogs
peas (they're a real b!tch when one gets stuck in your nasal passages at 60')
Hot sauce (mouth on fire and nothing but a sea of salt water )