Does a timely visit to the Hyperbaric Chamber required?

Gyo · Apr 13, 2014

I just want to know the opinion of the forum here. According to a few of my friends, who are senior divers and among which has a close Hyperbaric doctor friend, a timely visit to the Hyperbaric Chamber is required for divers, rule of thumb is every 40-50 dives, to prevent accumulated nitrogen bubbles from forming inside our body.

Now, is this true?

Been performing a bit of browsing and research, most opinions are that a timely visit to the chamber is pointless. Unless you have DCI, you don't need to go to the chamber.

Please shed some light. Thanks

lv2dive · Apr 13, 2014

A "timely" visit every 40-50 dives? Do what? I'm no doctor but I can say I feel pretty confident in saying it is pretty strange statement to be saying hyperbaric O2 therapy is REQUIRED ever 40-50 dives to PREVENT DCS.

I think diving itself may have some curative affects on various complaints (outside of what hyperbaric O2 therapy is currently used for) but that is irrelevant to the question.

Scott · Apr 13, 2014

Gyo:
I just want to know the opinion of the forum here. According to a few of my friends, who are senior divers and among which has a close Hyperbaric doctor friend, a timely visit to the Hyperbaric Chamber is required for divers, rule of thumb is every 40-50 dives, to prevent accumulated nitrogen bubbles from forming inside our body.

Sounds like the Hyperbaric doctor is running low on cash.

Gyo · Apr 13, 2014

Thanks for the response. Actually I felt a little bit strange too hearing this, especially coming from the doctor. Any other opinions would be appreciated.

Mustard Dave · Apr 13, 2014

Utter crap. I am not a medical professional, but I question what this quack's opinion is based on. How do you pluck an arbitrary like 40-50 dives? Are there any rules on depth, deco, breathing gas, frequency of dives etc.? If I turned up at the pot and asked to be put in the chamber as a precaution, I would expect the response to rhyme with 'duck cough'.

If I heard a hyperbaric physician spouting crap like this to solicit work, I'd report him to the relevant professional standards body.

scubadada · Apr 13, 2014

Gyo:
I just want to know the opinion of the forum here. According to a few of my friends, who are senior divers and among which has a close Hyperbaric doctor friend, a timely visit to the Hyperbaric Chamber is required for divers, rule of thumb is every 40-50 dives, to prevent accumulated nitrogen bubbles from forming inside our body.

Now, is this true?

Been performing a bit of browsing and research, most opinions are that a timely visit to the chamber is pointless. Unless you have DCI, you don't need to go to the chamber.

Please shed some light. Thanks

BS, get yourself a new doctor

Lorenzoid · Apr 13, 2014

I recall hearing this myth once, though I believe I was told that dive pros were taking a chamber ride after a large number of dives to "wash out." The necessity of this is pure myth. Here's what DAN had to say about it:
Alert Diver | The Nitrogen Saturation Myth.

captain · Apr 13, 2014

"a timely visit to the Hyperbaric Chamber is required for divers, rule of thumb is every 40-50 dives, to prevent accumulated nitrogen bubbles from forming inside our body."

That should go to the top of the list of stupid things I have seen on scubaboard.

Bob DBF · Apr 13, 2014

Next they will be sending you out after some relative bearing grease and a cup of steam. They could be having some fun or are just stupid, but you will have to make that call since I don't know them.

Bob
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Gyo · Apr 13, 2014

Lorenzoid:
I recall hearing this myth once, though I believe I was told that dive pros were taking a chamber ride after a large number of dives to "wash out." The necessity of this is pure myth. Here's what DAN had to say about it:
Alert Diver | The Nitrogen Saturation Myth.

Thanks Lorenzoid. The link explained it really well.

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