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Originally Posted by superhornet59
Hi all, i know ive been posting alot lately about barotrauma and the like, but i cant help it, find it interesting. anyway, i noticed that people accend without noticing the pressure building up in there lungs (when they breath compressed air obviously) now as that just because of panic, or can you actualy not feel it? i have packed a few times until i felt pain in my inter-costal joint area (middle of chest). does that mean i can get barotrauma if i pack that much?
also i have filled my mouth (inflated my cheeks too) to the point where i felt as if air was entering near the back of my jaw. when i touch the area it makes a small crackling sensation, just as what happens in barotrauama. does that mean it is?
and finaly what is embolism?
thanks -Matt
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HI Matty, good to see you active and asking loads of questions.
A barotrauma is any pressure injury - not just in your ears, can be your lungs too.
An embolism is the worst of all barotrauma - and can be fatal. See this (scuba example but well explained).
http://www.scuba-doc.com/artgsemb.htm