Re: Scuba Diving & Lung Capacity

Thus spake Emily <rachelp2037@xxxxxxxxx> :

nitespark wrote:
I had not heard of any issues involving diving and how it affects the
lungs but apparently a study has been done. Good news for anyone who
may have had any prior concerns.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060714/hl_nm/scuba_diving_dc

I saw that same article and thought the same thing...I'd never heard
heard that there WAS any decline in lung function associated with diving...

I know that in my A&P class we found that smokers of the same gender
and approximate age had a lower FEV1 and reserve lung volume than
nonsmokers.
--
dillon

JAFO
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