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| It is possible to dive if you are asthmatic but you would probably need a medical to say your doctor agrees. That is how it worked in my dive club back home where we had a few asthmatic members. | |
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Yes, you should get a medical. The BSAC makes the following additional recommendations about when it is appropriate for Asthmatics to dive:
Asthma may predispose to pulmonary barotrauma and air embolism, which may be fatal. An acute asthma attack can also cause severe dyspnoea which may be hazardous or fatal during diving. However, there is no evidence that the mild, well-controlled allergic asthmatic is at significantly more risk.
Asthmatics may dive if they have allergic asthma, but not if they have cold, exercise or emotion induced asthma.
Ashtmatics should not dive if they have any chest symptoms, have needed a therapeutic bronchodilator in the last 48 hours, or regularly need to use a bronchodilator.
During the diving season the asthmatic should take bd peak flows. A deviation of 10% from best values should exclude diving until within 10% of best values for at least 48 hours before diving.
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