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Divers call it the bends. Doctors call it decompression sickness. Here is what nitrogen bubbles actually do to tissue, and how hyperbaric treatment reverses it.

Feb 14, 2024

Diving

Air Versus Mixed Gas Below 50 Metres, Explained

Below 50 metres, ordinary air becomes a liability for divers. Here is the physics behind nitrogen narcosis, rising gas density, and why trimix exists as the technical diving standard.

Jun 8, 2026

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Decompression Sickness: What Happens in the Body, and Treatment

Air Versus Mixed Gas Below 50 Metres, Explained

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Decompression Sickness: What Happens in the Body, and Treatment

Air Versus Mixed Gas Below 50 Metres, Explained