Scuba diving with bronchiectasis

[loriLKI]

Hi- has anyone with bronchiectasis been scuba diving? I’m been scuba diving for years prior to having b. but am now wondering if I can go diving again. The risk I believe is in having “air pockets” as part of the mucus build up in lungs which could create trapped air which is risky when ascending from a dive when air expands and this could cause rupture.

Would be interested to know if anyone has been diving? Am also planning to see specialist to get myself “cleared”. Am otherwise healthy and can run a marathon so fitness or lung capacity as such is not an issue.

[Elaiworthy]

Hi

Try BLF chat, more people with various lung conditions including Bronchiectasis.

[Brenda56]

My consultant said No to me as did my respiratory Specialist 😪😪