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• Alternobaric vertigo — In aviation and underwater diving, alternobaric vertigo is dizziness resulting from unequal pressures being exerted between the ears due to one Eustachian tube being less patent than the other. [cite journal |author=Wicks RE |title=Alternobaric… …   Wikipedia

• alternobaric vertigo — a transient vertigo sometimes affecting those such as caisson workers and members of airplane crews who are subjected to large, rapid variations in barometric pressure; see also barotrauma. Called also pressure v …   Medical dictionary

• pressure vertigo — alternobaric v …   Medical dictionary

• Barotrauma — Barotrauma, otitic Barotrauma, sinus Classification and external resources ICD 10 T70.0, T70.1 ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

• Baroparesis — Reversible paralysis of the facial nerve due to pressure in the middle ear going up in a plane or surfacing in scuba diving. The excessive pressure in the middle ear compresses the facial nerve and causes temporary paralysis. After landing in a… …   Medical dictionary

• List of diving hazards and precautions — Contents 1 Effects of relying on breathing equipment while underwater 2 Effects of barotrauma or pressure damage 2.1 …   Wikipedia