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> Date: Sat, 4 May 1996 20:43:55 -0400 > From: Anthony DeBoer <adb@he*.re*.or*> > To: techdiver@terra.net > Subject: Re: DCS incident - PFO diagnosed, opinions needed. > Organization: Linda's Dragon Memorial Society > Robert Wolov <wolov@hi*.co*> wrote: > >As far as divers are concerned (assuming those with with very small ... > >(not a good thing) if the pressure on the right is raised, say by trying > >to clear your ears doing a Valsalva maneuver. > > Years ago I went on some chamber runs (as part of a diver education > program), and I still remember good old Jules Fortin (one of the pillars > of the Canadian Navy underwater program) saying as our bottom time was up > and he was about to start turning valves "Going up ... and NO > VALSALVA!". The impression I got at the time was that this would be ... > I've always since then employed Valsalva strictly for descent only, FWIW. Why would one use vasalva on other occasion than descent? Obviously forcing more air INTO the ear while it needs to go OUT is not exatly a *good thing*... ---------------- Pour la Republique Francaise du Quebec ----------------- This .sig is illegal in the states, because it contains a dirty word. Marc Dufour - [\] ACUC6 31874 - TDI CD-0197 - http://www.accent.net/emdx
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