Inhaler-friendly snorkel for those with asthma.+

[fisherdvm]

Oh, what the heck, let the wheezers die!!! It would improve our gene pool.....

Heil Hitler!!

 

[Hemlon]

Just for today, let's let them live....just not dive with asthma.

Whatdoyou say, fisherdvm?

 

[DeepSeaDan]

Greetings...

I've been away for awhile so if this is old news, I do apologise.

Something to chew on for a spell...

http://www.divester.com/2006/11/15/the-medidive-regulator/


Regards,
DSD

 

[cerich]

Greetings...

I've been away for awhile so if this is old news, I do apologise.

Something to chew on for a spell...

http://www.divester.com/2006/11/15/the-medidive-regulator/


Regards,
DSD

I'm chewing....and chewing and have no idea what to think. I'll leave this to the Drs. that have specialist quals in both diving medicine and respiratory illness....

 

[DeepSeaDan]

I'd have to say I hold guarded promise for such a device; however, much work with respect to clinical trials, hyperbaric testing of specific antihistamines & a host of other safety-related research would have to be put forth, then independently verified ( as good science will do ) before I'd upgrade my opinion to "cautious optimism".

I've had to turn away many an asthmatic from diving, always with a heavy heart. If there was something availalble to help them realize their passion, and it was PROVEN SAFE for their use, then I'd celebrate the day...

Regards,
DSD

 

[knotical]

Here's a link to another discussion on this topic.

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=165944

 

[fisherdvm]

I don't think an instructor should ever knowingly let an asthmatic take scuba training. It is too much liability for yourself, and for your employer.

If an asthmatic wants to dive, all he has to do is check off the box that says no to any health condition.

In this age of liability, the only "safe" medical condition for diving is non at all. If a person with congestive heart failure wants to dive, all he has to do is say that he has no health problems...

 

[Thalassamania]

4:16PM[/url] on Nov 15th 2006 by Willy

Link

Are we looking at an Asthmatic Scuba Specialy Course to create those "qualified, trained asthmatics"?

 

[dive_lover88]

yet another money making scheme out to get the hard earned money of the affected divers.:shakehead Asthmatic divers should know their limits before even considering diving. My trigger of asthma is food allergy and dust/pollen allergy. Compressed air is very much cleaner than normal air so i know it will not trigger any attack

 

[mdjh51]

FYI for those that do not know.

A diagnosis of asthma is not simply made by a clinician going "hmm he has a cough and wheezing, he has asthma". THe patient has to undergo pulmonary function testing and have a specific set of results to be diagnosed as an asthmatic