Can you get the bends while freediving

But Sulbin and other Bajau divers have little body fat. The wiry frame of these subsistence fishermen may actually help. A lean physique is more efficient at using oxygen. And having little body fat makes Sulbin less buoyant, able to walk across the reef bed with ease. Some Bajau die of the bends from diving - also a risk for compression divers in the Philippines encountered by the Human Planet team. He says it relaxes his chest. Human Planet Explorer. Wildlife of the reef. Emma Farrell - Freediver.

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So with that out of the way: at what depth can you get nitrogen narcosis? Feeling intoxicated: Slightly exaggerated emotions and thinking. Minor loss of motor control. Feeling irritable: Quickly jumping to negative emotions. Rapidly becoming frustrated or annoyed. Numbness: Loss of touch in areas like your hands, face or toes. You may also have a more generalized loss of touch all over your body.

Tunnel vision: Your peripheral vision may be darkened or black. Disorientation: Somewhat or complete loss of direction. Lack of coordination: Lowered motor control. Inaccuracy when moving body parts to selected areas. Anxiety: Feeling overly concerned, stressed and worried. Raised heartbeat. Feeling like something awful is going to occur for no logical reason.

Constantly assuming others have negative intentions toward you. Reduced decision making speed: Taking a long time to process simple information and act on it. Cold shivers: Generalized cold or icy feelings shooting through your body. Impulsiveness: Rapidly jumping to conclusions with little or no thought involved. Cognitive impairment: An almost complete inability to think extensively over anything.

Bad decision-making: Unknowingly following through on poor thoughts leading to bad outcomes and behavior. Nitrogen narcosis death — is it possible?

Yes it is possible. Does that mean freedivers should never dive below 85 feet deep? Some other things you can do that can help prevent nitrogen narcosis: Long surface interval times: Having high carbon dioxide levels in your body can make the effects of nitrogen narcosis worse.

Therefore, when doing repetitive dives, make sure you wait twice as long on the surface as the length of your previous dive. This will help flush out carbon dioxide from your body and prevent narcosis. A good way to avoid nitrogen narcosis is to spend 2x as long on your surface interval as your previous dive.

Know your limits and follow the surface interval rule. Avoid drugs and alcohol: This one should be pretty obvious. Take a freediving course: Many freediving instructors have felt nitrogen narcosis before.