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Symptoms usually appear during or within 30 minutes of rapid decompression, although they may be delayed up to 24 hours. Typically, decompression sickness results in:
❑ “the bends,” deep and usually constant joint and muscle pain so severe that it may be incapacitating
❑ transitory neurologic disturbances, such as difficult urination (from bladder paralysis), hemiplegia, deafness, visual disturbances, dizziness, aphasia, paresthesia and hyperesthesia of the legs, unsteady gait and, possibly, coma
❑ respiratory distress (known as the “chokes”), which includes chest pain, retrosternal burning, and a cough that may become paroxysmal and uncontrollable.
Such symptoms may persist for days and result in dyspnea, cyanosis, fainting and, occasionally, shock. Other symptoms include decreased temperature, pallor, itching, burning, mottled skin, fatigue and, in some patients, tachypnea.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
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The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Decompression sickness. This signs and symptoms information for Decompression sickness has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Decompression sickness signs or Decompression sickness symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Decompression sickness may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Decompression sickness symptoms.
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