Is the severity of narcosis greater when diving cold water?

[Bob DBF]

There used to be a common belief that going deep on air would acclimatize divers to narcosis but people who still think that tend to be members of the Flat Earth Society.

It dosent acclimatize as in make one used to it, and able to lessen its effects. However, there are ways to mitigate the issues, by understanding how narked one is, and leave the depth if the effects are above your limit. I was mentored by a diver that died of old age, and it looks like I will, as well.

 

[Still Kicking]

It dosent acclimatize as in make one used to it, and able to lessen its effects. However, there are ways to mitigate the issues, by understanding how narked one is, and leave the depth if the effects are above your limit. I was mentored by a diver that died of old age, and it looks like I will, as well.

The main problem is that narcosis really narrows your situational awareness. Muscle memory and deep air training can fail you if you're chasing the wrong duck, as one guy used to say