Since I have been using Nitrox my headaches disappeared after diving, I had them all the time, maybe once not from all my previous dives with air, does this have to do with some physiognomy difference of my body, compared to others ???
I have tried, different rates of breathing, normal, and slow, good intake with show exhale, good intake with fast exhale, same results with AIR, end up at surface with headache.
At the end I opted for slow breathing and when my body request more air I just breath I don't pushed in order to extend my tank time, I'm happy with 1hr average dive and end with 80% of the time with 900-1000psi in the tank, between 16m and 23m depth, I believe it is a normal rate or maybe a little high.
With Nitrox I had been in more demanding conditions with a lot of work load due to current, a lot of more fast breathing for the same reason, and didn't have any headache.
Actually I notice Nitrox makes me feel normal ( same as before the dive ) and not as ****y at surface when using Air after the dive, but this ****y feeling is short, the headaches last between half to one hour.
I know we are not build the same, but does this condition need to be checked more profoundly with a doctor ??
On my Medical checks, I pass them all good.
I have done breathing tests and lung function and capacity are normal.
My heart rate is very slow I guess, as in different occasions the machine was not able to picked up, different machines different doctors, they had to run the test like 3 times in all occasions, because it came out as inconclusive until the machines were able to picked up.
I had one time an old Chinese Doctor ( Chinese medicine ) in Singapore telling me that I have a weak heart, ( didn't went to have my heart checked, I went for acupuncture due to pain in my spine ) he make an overall examination of my health and told me that.
does slow heart rates may have an effect in oxygen and CO2 exchange in my blood ???, and there for it give me headaches with diving with air, and not with Nitrox when oxygen is at 32%, maybe this higher O2 PP helping me ???
It seems to me that other divers don't suffer from headaches after diving with air, even the ones that breath at lower rates than me, nor the ones that breath at a Higher rate, at least I don't hear the comments to put them in that context, not that I'm asking around.
I have tried, different rates of breathing, normal, and slow, good intake with show exhale, good intake with fast exhale, same results with AIR, end up at surface with headache.
At the end I opted for slow breathing and when my body request more air I just breath I don't pushed in order to extend my tank time, I'm happy with 1hr average dive and end with 80% of the time with 900-1000psi in the tank, between 16m and 23m depth, I believe it is a normal rate or maybe a little high.
With Nitrox I had been in more demanding conditions with a lot of work load due to current, a lot of more fast breathing for the same reason, and didn't have any headache.
Actually I notice Nitrox makes me feel normal ( same as before the dive ) and not as ****y at surface when using Air after the dive, but this ****y feeling is short, the headaches last between half to one hour.
I know we are not build the same, but does this condition need to be checked more profoundly with a doctor ??
On my Medical checks, I pass them all good.
I have done breathing tests and lung function and capacity are normal.
My heart rate is very slow I guess, as in different occasions the machine was not able to picked up, different machines different doctors, they had to run the test like 3 times in all occasions, because it came out as inconclusive until the machines were able to picked up.
I had one time an old Chinese Doctor ( Chinese medicine ) in Singapore telling me that I have a weak heart, ( didn't went to have my heart checked, I went for acupuncture due to pain in my spine ) he make an overall examination of my health and told me that.
does slow heart rates may have an effect in oxygen and CO2 exchange in my blood ???, and there for it give me headaches with diving with air, and not with Nitrox when oxygen is at 32%, maybe this higher O2 PP helping me ???
It seems to me that other divers don't suffer from headaches after diving with air, even the ones that breath at lower rates than me, nor the ones that breath at a Higher rate, at least I don't hear the comments to put them in that context, not that I'm asking around.
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