So I did a discover scuba course out of the carib. I loved every minute of it. I'm looking to get certified ASAP. Only issue I have now though is a lingering question about the last 10 minutes of my second dive.
We were at about 50 Ft and dive time was about 30 min. Breathing was fine and I was enjoying the wildlife when I tried to take a breath and my air felt constricted. I assumed a clog, cleared everything as best described still felt constricted still had 700 psi as well. I contact my instructor and he has me switch to my back up regulator. Works fine and we begin ascent. I've worked with Gas masks and clogs in dangerous environments from the military before so keeping calm wasn't an issue as I've practiced staying calm. But when we get to the surface my instructor told me that the regulator was breathing fine, I took a breath from it and it breathed normally. So finally to my question, was this a mental issue on my part or was something wrong? This hasn't scared me off of diving merely something that has me curious as to what happened.
We were at about 50 Ft and dive time was about 30 min. Breathing was fine and I was enjoying the wildlife when I tried to take a breath and my air felt constricted. I assumed a clog, cleared everything as best described still felt constricted still had 700 psi as well. I contact my instructor and he has me switch to my back up regulator. Works fine and we begin ascent. I've worked with Gas masks and clogs in dangerous environments from the military before so keeping calm wasn't an issue as I've practiced staying calm. But when we get to the surface my instructor told me that the regulator was breathing fine, I took a breath from it and it breathed normally. So finally to my question, was this a mental issue on my part or was something wrong? This hasn't scared me off of diving merely something that has me curious as to what happened.