new to diving

[pasley]

Hey. I was just wondering, is asthma an issue in scuba diving? ...

Asthma is an issue that needs to be addressed. Consult a DIVE MEDICINE Physician, not a regular doctor, or a doctor who dives, but a doctor who is trained in dive medicine.

Asthma is a constriction of the airways. Keeping the airways open during SCUBA is critical. You will be breathing compressed air. Air is more compressed at deeper depths in your lungs than at shallower depths. If air traps (or you hold your breath) in your lungs and you change your depth to shallower by as little as 2 feet you can suffer a pneothorax (ruptured lung) or over expansion injury. That is not a good thing. So see a dive medicine physician and have some additional testing done.

Here is an article on the subject: DAN Divers Alert Network : Asthma & Diving

 

[kaugustino]

Bare 3mm Elastek Super-Stretch Gloves or Henderson 3mm (might go with a 5 or 7, but its the same either way) H2 Hyperstretch Titanium Gloves. Both can stretch a lot, Which do you think are better, or have a better fit/stretch.

 

[still new]

How about a "croakie" or a similair device like those used to keep sun glasses around your neck. It could be put on the reg and a slide ring could be used to hold it in place.

 

[pasley]

Halter type devices to hold the regulator are common in the technical community and are available as selected dive shops. One can be made at home too easily enough.

 

[kaugustino]

do they make drysuit type gloves that can be used on a wetsuit?