Decompression sickness is a type of injury that occurs when there’s a rapid decrease in pressure surrounding the body. It usually occurs in deep-sea divers who ascend to the surface too quickly. With ...

SCUBA diving has always been a sport of measurement. Whether it’s getting a reading on depth, determining the correct gas mixture or recording time spent underwater, accurate calculations can mean the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High-risk patent foramen ovale was independently linked to a higher risk for decompression illness in scuba ...

In scuba divers with patent foramen ovale (PFO) featuring high-grade shunts, percutaneous closure is more effective than conservative diving recommendations at preventing decompression sickness (DCS), ...

The US Navy recently completed tank tests of a new deep-diving suit called the Deep Sea Expeditionary with No Decompression (DSEND) system that is light and flexible, yet maintains sea-level internal ...

Decompression sickness happens when nitrogen that is dissolved in the body under high pressure — for example when diving — forms bubbles when pressure reduces. Key symptoms include joint and muscle ...

One of the most common diving disorders UAB Emergency Medicine experts see is middle-ear barotrauma, which involves damage to the tympanic membrane in the ear due to a difference in the pressure ...