Love to dive, love my lungs...

[Emma NZ]

Hi all,
Apologies if this doubles up on old threads, I´ve had a look around and didn´t find anything exactly the same. Most of the info on colds seems to involve head colds...
I´m trying to walk the fine line between not busting something internal and not missing out on dives. I´d be interested in opinions on whether I´m drawing the line in the right place:

Yesterday: bit of a cough, no gross stuff coughed up = would probably dive
Today: as above, plus strange noise in upper chest at end of deep out breath (something between a wheeze and a rattle) = wouldn´t dive
Tomorrow (here´s hoping): weird noise goes away...can´t decide whether I should dive or wait a few days!!

What would you do?

I´m diving in a cold and remote environment, so need to be a bit cautious (and am also a first-class worrier), but having said that I am doing research, and have lots to get done, so I don´t want to be watching tv when I could be diving.

Ok, thanks for your opinions
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Emma

 

[cutlass]

I'd stay on the beach and go see a doctor. Although I fully appreciate the pressures of a research project, it's extremely unlikely to be truly worth risking your health over. A crackling/wheezing sensation upon max exhalation is a typical early sign/symptom of excess fluid in the lower respiratory tract (airway below the vocal cords). The fluid is usually mucus but not necessarily so. Excess mucus is usually an inflammatory response to allergy or infection; but again, not necessarily so. There're just so many possibilities.... better to get yourself checked.