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Asthma and diving

T S Neuman1, A A Bove, R D O'Connor

  • 1University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.

Annals of Allergy
|October 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary
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Asthmatic patients with normal resting airway function may have a similar risk of pulmonary barotrauma during scuba diving as healthy individuals. Further research is needed for diverse asthma forms.

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Area of Science:

  • Diving Medicine
  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Risk Assessment

Background:

  • Millions of Americans are scuba divers, and asthma is common, leading to overlap.
  • Scuba diving conditions can trigger airway obstruction in asthmatics.
  • Asthma may increase the risk of pulmonary barotrauma during scuba ascent.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Review theoretical concerns about scuba diving for asthmatics.
  • Critically examine accident data related to asthma and diving.
  • Evaluate the safety of scuba diving for individuals with asthma.

Main Methods:

  • Reviewed all literature on asthma and diving.
  • Analyzed available American accident data (fatal and nonfatal).

Main Results:

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  • Actuarial data lack variables to precisely define asthma-related scuba risks.
  • The risk of serious harm or death during scuba diving appears only slightly elevated in uncharacterized asthma cases.

Conclusions:

  • More data are required to accurately assess diving risks for various asthma types.
  • Asthmatics with normal resting airway function and low reactivity show similar pulmonary barotrauma risk to healthy divers.