Hey everyone,
I'm writing you, now 5 weeks after a fantastic 7 days scuba safari in the Red Sea. Had a fantastic time there in which I found such a joy in diving which made me so happy to pursue this wonderful hobby. Unfortunately, ever since I arrived on land, I have this super unpleasant feeling of rocking, bobbing, swaying, and the fear of a potential dive accident.
I did 18 dives in total - 16 in the depth range of 20-30 meters/60-90 feet, and 2 down to 40 meters/127 feet on the second and last day of the safari. All dives were without any direct problems, no deco dives, and I made sure that all safety stops were executed. After the second 40 meters dive I did one last dive of the safari, only down to 20 meters, before I took my flight back home some 31 hours later. You can find the profiles of the two 40 meter/127 feet dives here:
Do you find anything unusual that could explain a decompression accident or an ear barotrauma based on the info/the profiles?
I had and have no other symptoms that might speak for one of the two (no nausea, vomiting, ataxia, tinnitus, hearing loss, sensation of ear fullness),. I dive for 5 years now, got 50 dives under my belt, and even though 40 meters was new to me I never had any problems.
An MRI of my inner ear was made stating that there is no anomaly of the semicircular canals and of the bony labyrinth. But could there still have been an inner ear decompression/barotrauma?
Weirdly this feeling of rocking, bobbing, swaying is sometimes less strong and has even almost fully disappeared for a few days.
Based on all this info, my GP thinks it could be MdDS, or Mal de Debarquement syndrome. The feeling of rocking, bobbing, swaying that about 80% of all people get after a longer boat ride, with very few that only get rid of this after weeks or even months. I think I felt no vertigo after all the dives on the boat, it only started once I left the boat which might speak for MdDS and don't feel it when being exposed to passive motion on a train, car, etc.
Has anyone of you ever experienced this?
I'd be very happy to hear what you think about this.
I'm writing you, now 5 weeks after a fantastic 7 days scuba safari in the Red Sea. Had a fantastic time there in which I found such a joy in diving which made me so happy to pursue this wonderful hobby. Unfortunately, ever since I arrived on land, I have this super unpleasant feeling of rocking, bobbing, swaying, and the fear of a potential dive accident.
I did 18 dives in total - 16 in the depth range of 20-30 meters/60-90 feet, and 2 down to 40 meters/127 feet on the second and last day of the safari. All dives were without any direct problems, no deco dives, and I made sure that all safety stops were executed. After the second 40 meters dive I did one last dive of the safari, only down to 20 meters, before I took my flight back home some 31 hours later. You can find the profiles of the two 40 meter/127 feet dives here:
Do you find anything unusual that could explain a decompression accident or an ear barotrauma based on the info/the profiles?
I had and have no other symptoms that might speak for one of the two (no nausea, vomiting, ataxia, tinnitus, hearing loss, sensation of ear fullness),. I dive for 5 years now, got 50 dives under my belt, and even though 40 meters was new to me I never had any problems.
An MRI of my inner ear was made stating that there is no anomaly of the semicircular canals and of the bony labyrinth. But could there still have been an inner ear decompression/barotrauma?
Weirdly this feeling of rocking, bobbing, swaying is sometimes less strong and has even almost fully disappeared for a few days.
Based on all this info, my GP thinks it could be MdDS, or Mal de Debarquement syndrome. The feeling of rocking, bobbing, swaying that about 80% of all people get after a longer boat ride, with very few that only get rid of this after weeks or even months. I think I felt no vertigo after all the dives on the boat, it only started once I left the boat which might speak for MdDS and don't feel it when being exposed to passive motion on a train, car, etc.
Has anyone of you ever experienced this?
I'd be very happy to hear what you think about this.