A 37-year-old member asked:

Please explain if it is possible to get a mild form of decompression sickness from laying in a bath tub full of water for too long?

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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered

Psychiatry 27 years experience

No: The pressure level is not high enough to cause dcs.

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Dr. James Burnsanswered

Emergency Medicine 39 years experience

No: It is not possible under the circumstances you presented. There is no decompression involved and therefore no decompression sickness

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