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| Originally Posted by liamm I dive with asthma (controlled) and have been warned not to take my reliever inhaler (ventolin/salbutamol etc) before or directly after i dive as it dilates blood vessels in the lungs and so could lead to bubbles being passes from the venous side to the arterial side - similar to the effect of a PFO. Could NO lead to similar? |
I don't know about that and I'm not going to bullshit. The idea behind vasodilators preventing DCS is that they allow for more efficient off gassing, whereas vasoconstrictors do the reverse.