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Old 21st Mar 2016, 14:39
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Lurker, it is not just the height of the decompression, but also the rate, that determines if barotrauma occurs. Individual personal circumstances are also a factor; some people have narrow sinuses or eustatian tubes that will increase susceptibility, as would a head cold. There are also other issues like scuba diving recency, giving increased susceptibility to the bends.
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