OP
Ollie Carter
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To your first point....your sentiment that there are "casual asthmatics" is indicative that you might be married to the idea of your invention above and beyond reason. If one is not so afflicted that they do not need medication then your device is not necessary, and if one is symptomatic and using medication to intercede and control asthmatic episodes where your solution would be handy, they should not be diving.
To your second point...the example that I gave were not arguments against the device you are engineering, they were examples of why asthmatics, who are symptomatic, should not be diving.
Again, this is not about what can be done...if we, as a human race, were able to put and maintain a space station in orbit around the planet, devising a way to administer inhaled medication while underwater should not be all that difficult....it is a question of should it be done. To me, based on what I know of asthma, having grown up with it, having a background in athletic training/exercise science, there answer is "no". If one is going to use inhaled medication prophylactically, there are medications like cromolyn sodium (Intal) that if used on a regular/continuous basis has been seen to be effective at preventing asthmatic episodes....the issue is that one needs to take this medication regularly, not just the morning of a dive, to be effective. One could also argue that if one is taking this type of medication that they should not be diving, as it is evidence that they are symptomatic as the medication is prescribed to control the symptoms/prevent episodes. I can't think of a valid reason why someone with asthma, "casual" or not, that needs to take medication for it, should be diving...they are increasing the risk for themselves and those they are diving with.
-Z
I switched off after your first sentence as you've implied disrespect. Chill.
There is no devise, there is a concept, which im just throwing ideas around for. Your opinions are your opinions. Good market research though for me.