Hi there, some advice please. I do a bit of spearfishing but can no longer dive as had bad pains in head and often had quite alot of blood from my mouth. Has put me off so now just swim along the surface as not sure of reason? Tried to equalise but didnt seem to work. Do want to dive but not if i cant cure this, was scary when first happened!Went to doctors but was a waste of time. Any help appreciated. Thanks
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blood from mouth when diving?
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Normally blood in the mouth is a result of your snorkel cutting your gums. But from what you're saying it sounds a bit more serious. Do you have any idea where the blood is coming from?
Hi is not from gums, nor the throat, seems to come from the back of the nose and out from mouth, is in suliva ( not sure how you spell it!), like when you have fleghm. Is quite alot too, and sometimes get bad pains above my eyes. This happens in quite shallow water, say only15 ft. A friend said it was sinus problems. Really dont know, but is annoying as would like to dive!
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I'm certainly no doctor, and while that is your sinus area I'm not sure where the blood could be coming from. Potential possibilities:??? Your eyes and ears are the most sensitive areas to pressure, so that's a good place to start looking for the problem. I know from having nose bleeds as a child that even small cuts in your nasal passages can create quite a bit of blood so this is another place to check --> this would make sense with the blood ending up in your sinuses and in your phlegm, it would also be the least serious of the potential issues so I'd hope for this one if I were you. Perhaps there is an area in your sinus passages that is very sensitive or exposed and even a small amount of pressure causes it to rupture and bleed??
That's just me spit balling ideas of potential ways the problem could occur, I have no expertise in this field so I'm not sure how probable or even possible they are. Knowing that the blood is ending up in your sinus passages is a good starting place for a doctor to begin his exam (perhaps he could check your nasal passages with a borescope?) Either way, I would go to the doctor ASAP since this could be a sign of a much more serious problem (the eye pressure is something to pay close attention to).
Good luck and safe diving
Alex
p.s. As for the eye pains, you do have a mask with an inclosed nose section that you can use to compensate for suction when the air volume in the mask decreases? (I can't see how that would be an issue at 15 feet though?)
That's just me spit balling ideas of potential ways the problem could occur, I have no expertise in this field so I'm not sure how probable or even possible they are. Knowing that the blood is ending up in your sinus passages is a good starting place for a doctor to begin his exam (perhaps he could check your nasal passages with a borescope?) Either way, I would go to the doctor ASAP since this could be a sign of a much more serious problem (the eye pressure is something to pay close attention to).
Good luck and safe diving
Alex
p.s. As for the eye pains, you do have a mask with an inclosed nose section that you can use to compensate for suction when the air volume in the mask decreases? (I can't see how that would be an issue at 15 feet though?)
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eliot , I'm afraid any advice you receive on a forum like this is going to be of limited value . If we all gave you our best guess ( mine would be some kind of sinusitis ) , you won't be able to tell which one is correct .
You need to see a doctor , preferably an ENT specialist .
Only a doctor can give you a definitve diagnosis , which you need to find the correct course of treatment .
If you have no confidence in your GP , go straight to A&E and tell them you had blood in your mouth after diving .
Do not just hope for the best on this one , get it sorted , the chances are it's not serious but there's always an outside chance of something more nasty .
GET IT SEEN TO . ( Thats an order from my wife , a consultant surgeon . )
You need to see a doctor , preferably an ENT specialist .
Only a doctor can give you a definitve diagnosis , which you need to find the correct course of treatment .
If you have no confidence in your GP , go straight to A&E and tell them you had blood in your mouth after diving .
Do not just hope for the best on this one , get it sorted , the chances are it's not serious but there's always an outside chance of something more nasty .
GET IT SEEN TO . ( Thats an order from my wife , a consultant surgeon . )
If you contact D.A.N. (divers alert network) they can refer you to an ENT in your area that has knowledge of dive physiology. Look them up online.
Devondave is correct. There are some thing you can do yourself rather than hiring a professional (cut your lawn, paint your house, maybe even change your oil) other issues however like drafting trust fund documents, installing electrical wiring, or conducting medical examinations are probably better done by professionals.
Plus, if you don't listen to his wife she'll probably get upset with him for his online friends not listening to her :chatup and you shouldn't do that to Dave.
To quote the great Chris Farley "But for now, for your customer's sake, for your daughter's sake, ya might wanna think about...seeing a doctor."
