Scuba Diver Medical Q&A: Can you dive with childhood asthma?
Q: My ten-year old daughter Lucy has asthma, which she’s had since birth. In her first few winters it was quite severe and she...
Scuba Diver Medical Q&A: Can you go hang-gliding after a dive?
Q: I’ve been diving for 30-odd years and was a smoker until five years ago (I’m now 48). Unfortunately I think I left giving...
Scuba Diver Q&A: Can orbital floor fractures and eye floaters stop you from diving?
Q: I have suffered an orbital floor fracture whilst playing rugby. My doctor has instructed me not to blow my nose due to subcutaneous...
Scuba Diver Medical Q&A: Can you scuba dive after gastric band surgery?
Q: I had weight loss surgery a few years ago. The procedure I had was called gastric bypass. Ironically I sold my dive gear...
Scuba Diver Medical Q&A: Is it safe to scuba dive if you suffer from...
Q: I’ve been stationed out in Vietnam with work for a year, and while here I’ve been enjoying all the natural pursuits the country...
Scuba Diver Medical Q&A: Can you scuba dive after giving blood or while taking...
Q: I am a regular blood donor and was wondering whether you could see any reasons I can’t dive? I really want to try...
Scuba Diver Medical Q&A: Can you still scuba dive when on medication for atrial...
Q: Hello. I have been diving for 57 years, and I am an advanced diver and ex-instructor. I was recently diagnosed with atrial flutter...
Scuba Diver Medical Q&A: Can you be too old to scuba dive?
Q: While holidaying with my daughter and grandchildren in the Maldives I was given the opportunity to dive. I had only ever snorkelled previously...
Scuba Diver Medical Q&A: Can You Scuba Dive After Suffering From a Collapsed Lung?
Q: Over 22 years ago, when I was 19, I had a spontaneous bilateral pneumothorax. This was not related to any illness or defect,...
Scuba Diver Medical Q&A: Is it safe to scuba dive with dyspraxia?
Q: I have always wanted to try diving but have a condition called developmental co-ordination disorder (often known as dyspraxia). Apparently, I have had...
