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A good book to check out is "Mastering Rebreathers" by Jeffery Bozanic. A good primer is your interested on the subject. You should be able to find it at most of the decent online distributors of dive related books. I got lucky, my local public library carries a copy.

Your right they should take it back! Thanks for the input everyone. The only reaon I was going to ship it to italy is because that was the only address on the inserts that came with the mask. I went online and found their offices in New Jersey. In the meantime I got a sweet deal on two...

I agree with the previous posts. Dan is a good resource if you or your patient is a member. Your best bet would however be to consult with a reputable dive physician, one who is board certified in hyperbaric medicine. Dan should be able to make a physician referal. I recently had the...

The general consensus is that diving/hyperbaric exposure causes long term hearing loss. Usually it is due to repeated exposure over long periods of time, unless of course you are lucky enough to rupture your oval or round windows, from not equalizing early and often, or equalizing too...

A word of advice regarding military recruiters. Everything that comes out of their mouth is too get your signature on that piece of paper that makes you a piece of government property. I went into the navy back in 92' with dreams of becoming a diver, instead I got stuck doing a job that I...

Was he really in for a month or was that a typo? Would need more info on this case to make a better determination of appropriate treatment. However for you recreational divers an hour wait is not very long. That being said, a patient suffering from DCS should be pressed down in a chamber as...

Remember. No matter how many dives you have under your belt or how many little plastic cards you've collected; you are only as good as your last dive!

Thanks for the input everyone. Guess I just got lucky. I dive as a profession and as such take imaculate care of my gear. As I said the mask was used only once for a thirty minute dive. Cleaned within an hour of use, and stored in a hard case out of the sun. Can't return it to the store...

Was wondering if anyone out there owns a Cressi sub big eyes mask? If so have you had any problems with it? The one I own came completely apart in my hands while simply removing the mask from my face. It was used once! I believe this product to have a design flaw. There is a plastic lip...

Commercial Diving student. Just checking out new dive related sites. Maybe with any luck I'll make a few new friends and dive buddies out of this. Cheers.