Freediving Research Repository

Barotrauma

Pressure-related injury research covering middle ear, sinus, pulmonary, and thoracic barotrauma, with attention to mechanisms, risk factors, prevention, and clinical management.

3 Studies Lindholm Lab | UC San Diego Peer-Reviewed Literature

Sinus barotrauma in breath-hold and scuba divers

Becker GD, Parell GJ
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology (2001)

Sinus barotrauma occurs during descent in freedivers when the sinus ostia are blocked. This review covers the clinical spectrum from mild mucosal hemorrhage to orbital complications.

Sinus ENT Clinical Management
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