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Scuba Forum / General / April 2008Diving Anxiety no more, but now Sinus infection..and a fear of lion fish :)
Thanks to all who lent advice on my diving nervousness-the trip was amazing! Unfortunatally, i got a very bad sinus infection the last few days of the trip, and missed my final dives( Six feet under, and it felt like someone was shoving my dive knife into my forehead). Does anyone have an advice when preping for future dives as to how i can avoid the problem before it starts, or any on site solutions? PS- anyone else recently diving in the bahamas or surrounding areas notice the great increase in lion fish? I did three dives and saw upwards of 15....  Signatureraininginmyhead4 http://www.scubish.com >Thanks to all who lent advice on my diving nervousness-the trip was >amazing! Unfortunatally, i got a very bad sinus infection the last few [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >notice the great increase in lion fish? I did three dives and saw >upwards of 15.... TAke a Sudafed PE when you get up on a dive day. It may be mating season, good thing you didn't look like a lioness fish >>Thanks to all who lent advice on my diving nervousness-the trip was >>amazing! Unfortunatally, i got a very bad sinus infection the last few [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> > TAke a Sudafed PE when you get up on a dive day. and hope it doesn't wear off or become less effective when diving. Reverse squeezes are awful. Another problem with Sudafed is that it dries out the sinuses and tends to exacerbate the problem and can cause a rebound congestion if taken for more than a couple of days >It may be mating > season, good thing you didn't look like a lioness fish You lucky bastard seeing all those lion fish, they are beautiful. I assume what you call lion fish are either the same of closely related to the ones we get on the GBR ( I have seems them as far South as Hawks Nest N of Newcastle ) http://www.amonline.net.au/FISHES/fishfacts/fish/pvolitans.htm. Definitely no touchy though Yup, those are the Lion Fish...They are pretty, but not so great when you are watching 15 of your friends learning to dive, and one of them almost smack into one....Same goes for fast river currents when they float in the current. If you want to see them, contact small hope bay lodge and go diving off andros, you're bound to see a few. Signatureraininginmyhead4 http://www.scubish.com > Yup, those are the Lion Fish...They are pretty, but not so great when > you are watching 15 of your friends learning to dive, and one of them > almost smack into one....Same goes for fast river currents when they > float in the current. > If you want to see them, contact small hope bay lodge and go > diving off andros, you're bound to see a few. OK I know it only wikipedia but supposedly they are not native to the Caribbean or the Eastern Atlantic but may have got there by the home aquarium trade http://www.amonline.net.au/FISHES/fishfacts/fish/pvolitans.htm [Default] Thus spake log_dog@verizonnet.addthedot (Rod): >>Thanks to all who lent advice on my diving nervousness-the trip was >>amazing! Unfortunatally, i got a very bad sinus infection the last few [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >TAke a Sudafed PE when you get up on a dive day. It may be mating >season, good thing you didn't look like a lioness fish Sudafed PE sucks. Blind studies showed that it took about 10% longer to acheive what the user believed to be full efficeicy, lasted about 80% as long and had a much quicker drop. Get the real stuff. But don't take more than a 12 hour and don't take it if you don't need it. Which means don't take a second dose in the evening if you're not taking a night dive. >PS- anyone else recently diving in the bahamas or surrounding areas >notice the great increase in lion fish? I did three dives and saw >upwards of 15.... One lion fish is a great increase over the norm, which is none. The lion fish is not native to the Atlantic. Opinion runs heavily toward population by release of fish purchased for aquariums. I don't know what the second most popular guess is. Regarding sinus issues, my wife's ENT suggests Zephryx or Zephrex. We're not sure of the spelling. Lee > >PS- anyone else recently diving in the bahamas or surrounding areas >>notice the great increase in lion fish? I did three dives and saw [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > by release of fish purchased for aquariums. I don't know what the second > most popular guess is. interesting comment 7 days late [Default] Thus spake "Lee Bell" <pleebell@bellsouth.net>: >>PS- anyone else recently diving in the bahamas or surrounding areas >>notice the great increase in lion fish? I did three dives and saw [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Lee Zyrtex? That's a long term use med for treatment of allergic symptoms. One year, we took some Sudafed and a couple of snorts of Afrin on our way from Kahana down to Kiehei. About half way there, Carol looks at me and says "you know, I feel kind of invincible". See Big Trouble in Little China. >>Regarding sinus issues, my wife's ENT suggests Zephryx or Zephrex. We're >>not >>sure of the spelling. > Zyrtex? That's a long term use med for treatment of allergic > symptoms. Nope. It's definitely pronounced the way I spelled it. It's a perscription, non drowsey decongestant. It worked well for her. She started taking it a couple of days before any dive trip and continued with a maintenance dose during the trip. Lee > >>Regarding sinus issues, my wife's ENT suggests Zephryx or Zephrex. We're > >>not [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > couple of days before any dive trip and continued with a maintenance dose > during the trip. Prescription Zephrex is basically OTC pseudoephedrine plus OTC guaifenesin. Pseudoephedrine is better known as Sudafed and guaifenesin is the expectorant found in Robitussin. On Apr 8, 4:09 pm, "Lee Bell" <pleeb...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > >>Regarding sinus issues, my wife's ENT suggests Zephryx or Zephrex. We're > >>not [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > couple of days before any dive trip and continued with a maintenance dose > during the trip. +Prescription Zephrex is basically OTC pseudoephedrine plus OTC guaifenesin. Pseudoephedrine is better known as Sudafed and guaifenesin is the expectorant found in Robitussin. they are talking Zyrtec ( I assume ) which is Johnson and Johnson's cetirizine, an anti histamine not a decongestant. Claimed not to be sedating but look at the PI and don't get on the piss with it. [Default] Thus spake Greg Mossman <mossman@qnet.com>: >> >>Regarding sinus issues, my wife's ENT suggests Zephryx or Zephrex. We're >> >>not [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >guaifenesin. Pseudoephedrine is better known as Sudafed and >guaifenesin is the expectorant found in Robitussin. Guaifensin. Ugh. Lots of people are saying steer clear of it and some companies have dropped it altogether. Including, I think, the makers of Robitussin. My pysch says not to use it, so I don't. > Thanks to all who lent advice on my diving nervousness-the trip was > amazing! Unfortunatally, i got a very bad sinus infection the last few [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > notice the great increase in lion fish? I did three dives and saw > upwards of 15.... My ENT recommends Mucinex and Afrin. You must be careful, however, that anything you take does not wear off during the dive or you may be in for a reverse squeeze. Also, Afrin taken over a relatively short period can lead to a rebound effect that actually blocks your sinuses. Many divers do it. Just don't overdo it. |
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