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    Binocular Diplopia

    I apologize for being remiss in keeping up with my own thread. The current situation is about 75-80% recovery of normal vision after two months. Duke Dive Medicine neurology indicated that resolution in full was likely. I had a ct scan and two MRI's. The result of all were normal save paralysis...
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    Binocular Diplopia

    DDM Talked to the office a bit ago and will be setting appointment after neurologist today... Thanks Mike
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    Binocular Diplopia

    DDM Is there a direct # I can use to contact you at Duke or a university system e mail I can use? Mike
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    Binocular Diplopia

    Hey DDM I’m in Beaufort. Son in law is in Dukes 3D print section, grandsons probably need a visit, so if you will direct me to the appropriate dive medicine physician I shall be on my way... Thanks Mike
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    Binocular Diplopia

    I’m thinking that may happen at least in discussion tomorrow. I’m set to return to the optom after then. I walk around with one eye squinted a lot. I have one of those eye patches you mentioned but am yet to use it. Wife drives me about at this point. It’s obvious I need to do something to...
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    Binocular Diplopia

    Morning all, DDM there was no mention of a bony dehiscence. i have a dvd of both the CT and MRi but there is no discussion of findings. The oral report to me was pretty severe sinusitis and mild mastoiditis. But again, this was an ER in Georgia on a Saturday morning so that they had to call in...
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    Binocular Diplopia

    Thank you Chilly and all those who’ve added to the answer to the puzzle! Mike
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    Binocular Diplopia

    So. The initial diagnosis is palsy to cranial nerve 6 and possibly 3 from (baro) trauma. Right eye is not completely finishing its tract. While it’s hard to say exactly where the damage is without MRA it is likely in the same area damaged arresting the ascent of a student in 2014 (details of...
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    Binocular Diplopia

    Well.. they kinda did.. I was talking to the emergency line and they were pretty sure based on the info no AGE and likely no DCS .. of course the neurologist asked me what that was....I’m leaning toward some type of mask barotrauma from heavy Val salva due to congestion... which means it will...
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    Binocular Diplopia

    Should be , clears from about 240 to 10 counter clockwise....
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    Binocular Diplopia

    Sorry... got busy as you might expect. It’s crossed. Circular movement of object counter clockwise double vision of hand held object begins about 240 degrees reaches max at about 100 degrees . Clears from about 10 degrees to 240. Looking forward right lower quadrant is the issue it seems...
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    Binocular Diplopia

    Subject: Me Issue: Binocular Diplopia Discussion reason: For academic research Event: After 3 days diving with University field school within minutes of last dive quickly presenting binocular diplopia. Unresolved 2 days on. The Dives: 9 in three days . 4 in excess of 100 feet . All others 50...
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    Carl Gage Scuba Centre, Key Largo--Who Remembers?

    Gee Carol, we probably passed each other in the dive shop. If we ever figure out time travel I will go back and say "hi". We also brought some UNCC students down and stayed somewhere in Key Largo and dived with somebody in Key Largo but that's all I got.... Mike
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    Facial baroparesis, baroparesis facialis, alternobaric facial palsy and me...

    This is simply my story and what I did wrong and would have done differently if I knew then what I know now. Hopefully it might help someone. At East Carolina University we have a substantial recreational diving student population. At the end of each semester for their final two dives we take...
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    Dr. J. Morgan Wells

    Calm to seas to you Morgan...show God the oosik, I bet he will enjoy the story.
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    Capt. Joe Thomas, Key Largo, FL

    A great guy and captain. Glad I got to spend a bit of time with him the week before he left us.......
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    Agency with similar standards to the old YMCA program

    Hi flspy. You qualified your question with the wording "..with the same dedication..." to the standards of the old YMCA. I teach SEI/CMAS/NAUI basic classes at a university. The requirements remain quite high in that venue and as I suspect Jim would agree will carry over into private or public...
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    Options for June in North Carolina

    Jamie my son....I guess I shall see ye sometime this summer? We just finished five days straight, conditions getting better every day and got slightly more than 100 basic students through their ocean checkouts. Heading to the Keys for a field school with twenty or so of them then off until the...
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    Back to TWICs for a second....

    Well. I picked up my TWIC renewal today. I got a plastic holder and a necklace with it. More than I got last time....... Mike
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