Clinical and tympanometric findings in repeated recreational scuba diving

Due to the condition known as middle ear squeeze, scuba diving has become one of the main causes of barotrauma, and the acute form of this condition has been relatively well established. However, there are few reports available on clinical or laboratory findings in divers who practise repeated divin...

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Published in:Travel medicine and infectious disease 2005-02, Vol.3 (1), p.19-25
Main Authors: Ramos, Cécil C., Rapoport, Priscila B., Brito Neto, Rubens V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diving
Hang gliding
Mortality
Observational studies
Otological effects
Otoscopy
Oxygen therapy
Scuba & skin diving
Scuba diving
Travel medicine
Tympanic membrane
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Summary:Due to the condition known as middle ear squeeze, scuba diving has become one of the main causes of barotrauma, and the acute form of this condition has been relatively well established. However, there are few reports available on clinical or laboratory findings in divers who practise repeated diving. The objective of the present study was to assess the otological effects of repeated dives. This was an observational study conducted on 19 recreational scuba divers, considered to be experienced divers according to the criteria established by the Professional Association of Dive Instructors (PADI). These divers undertook four dives per day on five consecutive days, and their tympanic membranes were assessed using tympanometry and otoscopy. Data were analysed using the χ 2-test for trend. The level of statistical significance was set at p
ISSN:1477-8939
1873-0442
DOI:10.1016/j.tmaid.2004.06.002