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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Epilepsy (was: A question for you Scuba guys)
Hey Mike,
Your experiences pretty much mirror mine with
regards to that. I'll scope out a couple more
resources and see what I can see. My concerns right
now revolve around bailing out of a disabled sub, and
having breathing gas in case of on-board fire and/or
flooding. In my limited experience, having scuba
knowledge appears to be the best way to go about
planning for these contingencies, and also, how can
you get an emergency breathing air supply for your sub
if most places won't charge bottles for you without
your having a scuba cert? Am I down the wrong track
or overthinking this?
In any case, I'll poke around here and there to
see what I can learn. Thanks for your advice!
Laters,
Chris
--- "Michael B. Holt" <mholt@richmond.edu> wrote:
> Chris Nugent wrote:
> >
> > Hey all,
> >
> > Well, once again it's that time for Nuge to
> pipe up
> > and stir the thick, steamy cauldron of wisdom that
> is
> > the Psubs group. I've been doing a little reading
> on
> > scuba, in particular the physical requirements of
> a
> > person seeking to undertake said recreation. I
> > noticed that the author of the book I bought
> (Scuba
> > Diving, by Dennis K. Graver) stated that persons
> with
> > epilepsy (which I have) ought not to dive due to
> > stresses placed on the body which might aggravate
> the
> > condition.
>
> This is what I've always been told about epilepsy.
> I've had
> seizures -- for eight years, none since 1972 -- but
> I'm still
> warned to stay away from physically-demanding
> changes in my
> environment. (they even suggested I never date!)
>
> > My condition's been under control for
> > about 10 or 12 years with meds, problem free. I
> > thought some of you guys might have thoughts on
> this,
> > whether those physical requirements are written in
> > stone, or will a dive physician consider it on a
> case
> > by case basis. I've heard it said before in here
> that
> > having a scuba cert is a good idea if you want to
> > build a sub, so that's where I'm going with this.
> Let
> > me know what you think, anyone.
>
> When I had my first seizure, my parents must have
> told the
> neurologist about my interest in diving. He calmly
> told
> me that I should never scuba dive. He explained
> that what
> might happen is that the changes in gas partial
> pressures
> might change my brain chemistry enough to trigger a
> seizure.
> It seemed reasonable (and a girl friend much later,
> who
> wanted to be a neurologist and was in med school,
> confirmed
> the potential).
>
> (I'll never forget that day: they told me this, and
> sat there
> watching. I gave the matter a couple of seconds to
> sink in,
> and decided that I'd just switch to submarines.)
>
> The bottom line, Chris, seems to be that it might
> dangerous.
> Have you asked on a newsgroup for scuba divers?
> I'll ask the
> epilepsy mailing list I inhabit.
>
>
>
> Mike
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