LakerPride
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Just looking for a little insight on what caused my experience last week. I was on an air dive with simple profile, max depth had been 89 FFW for 14 minutes on a wreck, I then ascended to 67 FFW for 22 minutes, then began to surface. My ascent rate was variable because of currents but was between 5-15. Around 35 ffw I lost sight of the wreck and soon after felt disoriented. I lost track of which way was up, I suspended my ascent, and descended to 45 ft where the wreck came into sight and I felt fine. I again slowly started to surface and again as soon as I lost track of the wreck felt disoriented, this time also it felt as if I had the urge to raise my head, as if I was assuming a "skydiving" posture. I stopped my ascent but did not descend, and within a few seconds felt fine. I never felt any pain, or discomfort, I continued my ascent without trouble but added a 15 minute stop at 10 ffw before leaving the water. I have not dove again since and it has been 8 days.
I have been diving a lot lately but had not dove in 72 hours prior to this dive. The dive prior had been an air dive to 127 ffw, without incident. I was not on any medication. I don't feel it is DCS related but not sure what to label it. Just wondering what may be causes of such disorientation.
Thanks
I have been diving a lot lately but had not dove in 72 hours prior to this dive. The dive prior had been an air dive to 127 ffw, without incident. I was not on any medication. I don't feel it is DCS related but not sure what to label it. Just wondering what may be causes of such disorientation.
Thanks