Journal Of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Influence of Repeated Daily Diving on Decompression StressDecompression sickness, also known as diver's disease, occurs when bubbles form from inert gases within the blood stream during depressurization.This phenomenon can cause extreme discomfort for divers, such as joint pain, neurologic changes, headache, generalized fatigue, and shortness of breath.Venous gas emboli (VGE) after diving can be monitored with transthoracic ultrasonography showing bubble flow through the heart.Although prior studies have shown that more extreme dives increase the rate and severity of decompression sickness, it is unknown whether repeated diving results in acclimatization to the diving process.The purpose of this study was to…