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Date: Thu, 8 Jun 1995 12:46:51 +22305714 (HST)
From: Richard Pyle <deepreef@bi*.bi*.Ha*.Or*>
Subject: Re: Nitrogen Narcosis - Adaptation
To: Michel Therrien <m.therrien@Ne*.qc*.ca*>
Cc: techdiver@terra.net

> I think that nitrogen narcosis is the subject of few scientific researches.
> Much more research would be required before we have a good understanding
> about adaptation.

I totally agree.  Knowing how little we actually "know" about narcosis
from scientific research, I tend to trust my own experience more than I
trust published scientific studies (besides, since I have never been the
test subject of any narcosis study, my own experiences seem more
applicable to what I really care about -- me).

In *my own personal* case, I strongly believe that I have increased my
"reaction" abilities through narcosis acclimization, as manifest by an
increased ability to collect fishes with a pair of hand nets (a skill that
requires a high degree of response-to-stimulus). But the more I read how
my experiences are inconsistent with the experiences of others, the more I
become convinced that I am a Freak, and therefore the less people should
pay attention to me...


Aloha,
Rich

Richard Pyle
deepreef@bi*.bi*.ha*.or*
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