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vjongene
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I saw that this thread was revived recently, so it may be time for an update on what happened afterwards.
First of all, my apologies for getting the dive site wrong. The dive was actually at a site about 300 m away from the one I described, which is an easy walk from a car park. So post-dive exercise was not a factor. This does not invalidate comments to this effect, of course.
Second, while no "definitive" diagnosis was given, the consensus among doctors who examined my friend was that the accident was most probably not DCI. The most likely explanation was that he had a small calculus in his inner ear, which came loose as a results of pressure changes during the dive. Other possibilities are not excluded, but DCI was pretty much ruled out.
Finally, my friend has fully recovered and resumed diving about six weeksa after the incident. He is on track to pass his level 3 certification this summer.
First of all, my apologies for getting the dive site wrong. The dive was actually at a site about 300 m away from the one I described, which is an easy walk from a car park. So post-dive exercise was not a factor. This does not invalidate comments to this effect, of course.
Second, while no "definitive" diagnosis was given, the consensus among doctors who examined my friend was that the accident was most probably not DCI. The most likely explanation was that he had a small calculus in his inner ear, which came loose as a results of pressure changes during the dive. Other possibilities are not excluded, but DCI was pretty much ruled out.
Finally, my friend has fully recovered and resumed diving about six weeksa after the incident. He is on track to pass his level 3 certification this summer.
