Alert Diver Category: From the Medical Line

DAN® medics answer your questions about dive medicine.

From gallstones to internet readings, here what DAN medics have to say about these topics and more. They answer your questions.

I RECENTLY UNDERWENT BRAIN SURGERY. The surgery was successful, but now part of my skull has been replaced with mesh. My neurosurgeon is brilliant but does not know how the […]

DAN medical information specialists and researchers answer your dive medicine questions.

DAN® medical information specialists and researchers answer your dive medicine questions.

DAN® medical information specialists and researchers answer your dive medicine questions.

DAN® medical information specialists and researchers answer your dive medicine questions.

Neoprene wetsuits retain moisture and heat, which can sometimes lead to dizziness and nausea. When a diver is fully suited and zipped up, prolonged time on the deck of a dive boat or onshore prior to entering the water can cause heat stress and exhaustion. Common symptoms are dizziness and nausea. Try to avoid fully suiting up until right before you are ready to don your buoyancy compensator and enter the water.

DAN® medical information specialists and researchers answer your dive medicine questions on cardiovascular disease and diving.