Sinusitis

[divemed06]

My buddy was recently treated for a bout of bacterial sinusitis. We decided to go diving about 2 days after all of his symptoms/sinus pain had resolved. He was fine for the first dive, but on the second dive, he got to about 2 feet from the surface and started having a great deal of pain in his sinuses so we aborted the dive. I'm just wondering if their is a recommended amount of time that one should wait before going diving following a sinus infection.

 

[DocVikingo]

Not sure about a recommended amount of time that one should wait before going diving following a sinus infection, but one probably would want to wait until the entire course of antibiotic treatment had been completed & all signs/symptoms had resolved.

This is educational only and does not constitute or imply a doctor-patient relationship. It is not medical advice to you or any other individual, and should not be construed as such.

Best regards.

DocVikingo