Re: Scuba Diving & Lung Capacity

Thus spake Emily <rachelp2037@xxxxxxxxx> :

Dillon Pyron wrote:
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.

But smoking is a little different than inhaling air, even under
pressure. Right?

But you're never breathing air under pressure, it's all at ambient.

Smoking does affect lung volume and your ability to evacuate as much
as possible. It also affects your ability to use O2.
--
dillon

JAFO
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