Study may provide physical basis for existence of bubbles that can lead to decompression sickness
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Study may provide physical basis for existence of bubbles that can lead to decompression sickness
As you go about your day-to-day activities, tiny bubbles of nitrogen come and go inside your tissues. This is not a problem unless you happen to experience large changes in ambient pressure, such as those encountered by scuba divers and astronauts. During large, fast pressure drops, these bubbles can grow and lead to decompression sickness, popularly known as "the bends."
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