Decompression Sickness: Barotrauma and decompression sickness refers to medical problems that occur during diving. These problems include decompression illness (the bends), external ear squeeze, middle ear squeeze, inner ear barotrauma, sinus squeeze, face mask squeeze, suit squeeze, lung squeeze, tooth squeeze, and gastric squeeze (aerogastralgia). Treatment is determined by the type of injury or medical problem.
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Sinus Squeeze Sinus squeeze commonly occurs when a scuba diver cannot equalize sinus pressure due to nasal congestion. Symptoms of sinus squeeze include
- pressore or pain in the forehead, around the teeth, cheeks, or eyes,
- nosebleeds, and
- pressure or pain that increases as depth increases