#1266
ScottPadipro - 9/09/2007 9:07 PM
Wow, I see some really bad information here and vert little good info. First let me start by saying that I am a PADI Nitrox Instructor with certifications in Advantanced Nitroix & Decompression Procedures from TDI. I`ve been diving nitrox regulary for nearly 15 years and do decompression dives using 50 to 100% oxygen. If you`re experiencing headaches after a dive it is because of carbondioxide retention. You`re not breathing slow and deep like you were taught in your openwater class. CO2 builds up in your system and will cause a headache that soon fades after surfacing. Nitrox has more O2 in it so yes it will lessen the headaches but the underlying problem is still there. Breath slow and deep to fully exchange the gas in your lungs and airway with each breath. This will prevent the headaches from occuring int he first place. (Continued)