title: Otolaryngologic aspects of scuba diving.
abstract: Among the most common injuries encountered by the 700,000 active sport scuba divers in the United States are sinus and otitic barotrauma. The management of these injuries and the identification of high-risk patients during their required pretraining physical examination are discussed.
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000209:etiology*; D004242:Diving; D004431:Ear, External / Q000293:injuries; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000293:injuries; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans