On 14 Jun 96  00:16:00, Laurence Charlot said the following to Gabor Dvornik:
LC> air embolism.  It all depends on whether your doctor thinks your
LC> asthsma is minor or serious enough that you should not dive.  
LC> PADI's medical permission forms list most all forms of cardio-pulmonary
LC> diseases as "should not dive", including athsma, but like I said,
LC> it's up to the doctor on a case-by-case basis.
    I have severe asthma, and use my inhaler {ventolin} as needed... My 
octor
felt that as long as I was comfortable he didn't see a problem. My dive 
instructor agreed with my Doctor. During our pool sessions I had an attack 
under water, my instructor was very helpful in assisting me through it. I 
thought it was easier to deal with under water than on the surface. 
LC> If I was an instructor (I am not), I would not have been willing
LC> to take the person mentioned above as a student, due to the risk
LC> of embolism or other barotrauma.
    I'm glad that my instructor and the school I attended didn't feel this 
way.. I wouldn't want to have been denied the experience.. >G<
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