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All questions are answered by Dr Oliver Firth, one of the doctors at the London Diving Chamber. Dr Firth has had a wide variety of experience as a doctor in both the UK and Australia. He writes regularly for ‘Sport Diver’ Magazine and gives talk on hyperbaric medicine.

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Question - Hi doc, Just a quick question. I'm thinking of becomeing a commercial diver, and was just wondering what is involved in the medical I.E What tests ...
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30 June Monday, 12:28 PM
Question - Our son aged 13 has supra -ventricular tachycardia and occasionally has episodes of extreme rapid heartbeat which are sometimes controlled by putt ...
A few years ago he completed a short PADI beginners course and wants to go on to do his open water course. This was before we had fully understoo ...
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22 June Sunday, 12:23 PM
Question - Hey. I went on my first dive holiday back in Nov, after doing all the open water training. The deepest i went was 18m and that was the first tim ...
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16 June Monday, 12:58 PM
Question - hi its me again with a strange problem i had after diving at stoney cove i did 3 dives in total first was to 16 m (average)for 30 mins then a 2hr ...
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13 June Friday, 4:02 PM
Question - hi have been diving off and on now for 5 years and right from the time i became a.o.w diving to 20 meters or more. i always end the dive with a sm ...
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10 June Tuesday, 3:45 PM
Question - can a HSE Diving Doctor refuse to do a HSE?
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30 May Friday, 3:14 PM
Question - On my last dive my neck swelled up i felt no dizziness and was running about like an idiot.. Like i normally do.. on the second dive of the day du ...
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30 May Friday, 3:10 PM
Question - i have epilepsy it is medicinally controlled and i havent had i fit in nearly 4 years, i have been to my local g.p and i keep getting conflicting ...
the medication is lamotrigine and i have 250mg daily other than that i am in good health.
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22 April Tuesday, 2:21 PM
Question - I had a spinal bend in 2004 because of a pfo, which has since been closed. Now my hips are to be relined and my knees ache. is this bone necrosis ...
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22 April Tuesday, 9:29 AM
Question - Hi my partner and I are travelling to Thailand to do the Open Water Padi Dive Course. Im very concerned about doing the course as I have always h ...
Further to this I have recently been diagnosed with Migraines - they arent very bad but could this affect my diving?
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10 April Thursday, 3:02 PM
Question - i am due to have an op under GA for bilateral vein removal in my legs as they are too close to the surface for laser. I have been told I will be ...
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9 April Wednesday, 4:10 PM
Question - I want to complete an EFR Instructor course but i've been told i need to complete the EFR CPR+First Aid course first, by our dive instructor.
I'm already a trained first aider with the Red Cross, which is renewed every 12-24 months as part of first aid cover my bike club supply to Nova f ...
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9 April Wednesday, 4:01 PM
Question - Hi Doc. i gave up diving a year ago for various reasons. one of the last dives i did was a t stoney cove. i had been around the pit for around 30 ...
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31 March Monday, 10:31 AM
Question - hi there, I have recently fractured my L-3 vertebrae in a horse riding accident and was wondering if this would affect my ability to learn to div ...
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14 March Friday, 2:27 PM
Question - Dear Doctor Firth I ahve a friend who would like to learn to dive, he has mild OCD. He he is on anafranil - 25mg once a day. Would you advise f ...
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14 March Friday, 1:19 PM
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