The Chairman
Chairman of the Board
if not in the alveoli, just where are the chemoreceptors located?
Now this goes against some of what my NitrOx training has indicated, which is OK. No one has ever accused PADI or NAUI of having a monopoly on the truth. So, might I clarify a few "concepts" here.
1- Metabolism does not increase... not one iota. The higher PP of Oxygen merely dissolves into your system just like Nitrogen and will subsequently come out of solution via off gassing when hyberbaric conditions are absent.
2- Ergo the EAD concept of NitrOx is invalid, as there is still quite a bit of gas (in the form of excess O2 and not N2) that must be off gassed safely in order to prevent DCS or AGE.
Your thoughts are eagerly anticipated...
We are in firm agreement though that CO2 and not O2 triggers the breathing reflex.
Now this goes against some of what my NitrOx training has indicated, which is OK. No one has ever accused PADI or NAUI of having a monopoly on the truth. So, might I clarify a few "concepts" here.
1- Metabolism does not increase... not one iota. The higher PP of Oxygen merely dissolves into your system just like Nitrogen and will subsequently come out of solution via off gassing when hyberbaric conditions are absent.
2- Ergo the EAD concept of NitrOx is invalid, as there is still quite a bit of gas (in the form of excess O2 and not N2) that must be off gassed safely in order to prevent DCS or AGE.
Your thoughts are eagerly anticipated...
We are in firm agreement though that CO2 and not O2 triggers the breathing reflex.