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Decompression sickness

Decompression sickness

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Is a type of:

Barotrauma

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Rare

Symptoms

Dizziness
Itchy rash
Itching or burning
Ear ache
Vomiting
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Medications

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Steroid nasal spray
Analgesia

Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Decompression sickness

Surgery

Surgery

Other treatments

Watchful waiting
Conservative management

Tests

D dimer
Creatine kinase
Carboxyhemoglobin
Blood sugar
Complete blood count
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What is this decompression sickness?

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Is it easy to get decompression sickness?

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How can I naturally treat decompression sickness?

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What can I do about possible decompression sickness?

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A 45-year old asked:

Hi doctors, was just wondering what is decompression sickness?

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A 45-year old asked:

How do you get over decompression sickness?

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A 34-year old asked:

Can you get decompression sickness from a tank?

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A 34-year old asked:

Why do divers call decompression sickness "the bends"?

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A 33-year old asked:

Could you pick up decompression sickness from a bath?

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A 42-year old asked:

How does decompression sickness affect the brain?

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How can Type 1 Inner Ear Decompression Sickness be differentiated from combined Hypothermia, overexertion, and exhaustion? Normal dive, 47ft for 38min with an ascent rate of 58 ft/min. Flooded drysuit in 38f water combined with 200 yd hike uphill with 80

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A 47-year old asked:

Does decompression surgery work?

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A 34-year old asked:

Could you explain what is decompression syndrome?

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A 51-year old female asked:

I'm suffering from a trapped LFCN. It looks like I'm going to have surgery. Which is the best, decompression or cutting. I've had it 3 yrs now!?

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A 33-year old asked:

Who should benefit from spine decompression therapy?

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A 44-year old female asked:

What is the recovery time fron orbital decompression surgery?

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A 37-year old asked:

How long does it take peroneal nerve to heal after decompression?

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A 36-year old asked:

What is spine decompression therapy, and how does it work exactly?

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A 31-year old asked:

How long is the typical recovery from microvascular decompression?

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What is the definition or description of: Nerve decompression surgery?

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A 21-year old asked:

What is used to pad the nerve during microvascular decompression? Does the body ever reject the material?

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A 24-year old asked:

Are vertebral decompression machines effective?

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A 34-year old asked:

Could I do spinal decompression at home?

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A 46-year old asked:

How can I do spinal decompression on myself?

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A 36-year old asked:

Who is a good candidate for spinal decompression?

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A 43-year old asked:

Does spinal decompression really ?work for anyone?

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A 40-year old asked:

For how long does chiari decompression surgery take?

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A 41-year old asked:

Who is not a good candidate for spinal decompression therapy?

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A 35-year old asked:

How can you rehab an ac decompression and rotator cuff repair?

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A 39-year old asked:

I would like some information on the decompression laminectomy?

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