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A member asked:
Is it safe to go skydiving with a ventriculoatrial shunt (shunt is treating iih)?
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Depends: The concern is if you have any other difficulties with balance, coordination, or strength. This would be a good question to ask your neurologist or neurosurgeon. Of course, "is it safe?" is relative - there are risks to skydiving, regardless of whether or not you have a va shunt.
Answered 2/9/2015
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Shunt: I am not sure anyone knows the answer to this question. My advice would be not to do it though there is no strong data in the literature that argues either way.
Answered 2/9/2015
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