Flynn Colorado
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Hello,
I've long understood the concept of decompression sickness. That is, if you ascend too quickly without properly off gassing you build up nitrogen bubbles in the tissues of the body. I accept this without question of course, but I admittedly don't know why oxygen isn't equally bad.
Can someone explain why oxygen build up in the tissues isn's similarly bad for the body? Perhaps the simple answer is that oxygen is vital for the tissues, and nitrogen, an inert gas, is not. Perhaps its prevents oxygen from reaching the tissue.
But again, I don't know necessarily why nitrogen (and not oxygen) build up from DCS is harmful.
Anyone want to take this on who is knowledgeable?
I've long understood the concept of decompression sickness. That is, if you ascend too quickly without properly off gassing you build up nitrogen bubbles in the tissues of the body. I accept this without question of course, but I admittedly don't know why oxygen isn't equally bad.
Can someone explain why oxygen build up in the tissues isn's similarly bad for the body? Perhaps the simple answer is that oxygen is vital for the tissues, and nitrogen, an inert gas, is not. Perhaps its prevents oxygen from reaching the tissue.
But again, I don't know necessarily why nitrogen (and not oxygen) build up from DCS is harmful.
Anyone want to take this on who is knowledgeable?