What exactly happens to your body if you go scuba diving then fly in an airplane the same day?

Question

I heard that it is very bad.

Answer 1

i dont know whats its called but ithink its due to the frequent drop-elevation to the air level i think. i saw it on an episode of house and JackieChan a couple of years ago. ^_^

how about mine?

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Answer 2

When you dive at more than about 5 meters, du to the pressure of the air you are breathing, nitrogen dissolve in your blood an tissues.  If you fly in an airplane where the cabin altitude climbs to more than 5000 feet soon after the dive. The dissolved nitrogen will form bubbles in your blood stream in in some tissues. This can be very painful in your joints and can also block the blood flow in tiny blood vessels in your brain , creating strokes, paralysis and even killing you.

It's the same symptoms you can get if you dive deep and come back to the surface to rapidly.

The short story is : Don't try it ...

Answer 3

u might explode. or possibly get diarrhea. but never do those thing too fast. ur nose might blow up

Answer 4

If you fly too soon after diving you risk getting Decompression Sickness (DCS or the bends). It happens when the nitrogen that is built up in your body has not had enough time to be expelled from your system. The reason you don't go flying is because the atmosphere in the aircraft is less than at sea level and causes the nitrogen to expand more. Nitrogen build up is one of the things you learn about when you are taking scuba classes. The recommendation for someone to fly after diving is 12 hours if you didn't exceed any limits and 18 hours or more if you did exceed them. Most divers play it safe and always make their last dive at least 24 hours before flying.

Depending on your nitrogen saturation a sudden jump to an elevation of 1000 ft could cause the onset of DCS. It doesn't matter how deep you have gone either. If you have been breathing compressed air under water then you have some nitrogen build up.

What you heard about it being bad is correct. It can cause major problems and in severe cases death. It's not something to mess around with or take short cuts on.

Answer 5

It depends on how deep you dove...if you didn't go over 33 ft, nothing will happen.  If you did, then you have to refer to tables...but the general rule for safety is, don't do it in the same day if you don't have to.