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On 7 Sep 1994, HeimannJ wrote:

> usual ration of coffee anybody would be.  Seriously, how do fellow
> self-abusing divers recognize "excessive" fatigue after days like this?

There's a subtle difference.  We call the "pre-symptomatic-DCI" exhaustion
"Slow-tissue Blues".  I'm not sure I can adequately describe the
difference between that & mere fatigue.  STB is more of a sleepy tired,
whereas physical fatigue is more of an ache.  STB ususally shows up about
an hour or two after the last dive and gets progressively stronger,
whereas fatigue remains somewhat constant, or even lessens after some
restful periods.  Also, I feel vaugely hung-over the morning after a STB
day.  It might seem as though I'm just confusing different levels of
fatigue, but over time, when examining dive profiles, levels of exertion,
and amounts of sleep prior to the dive, we feel confident that we have
teased them apart.

Aloha,

Rich


deepreef@bi*.bi*.ha*.or*

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