headaches

"Digs" <somogyi@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Could be anxiety, but it could also be a problem with sinus. You don't
> say where the headaches is (localised or not). Also if he is anxious on
> the first dive, it's possible he ascends qucker on that dive than on
> subsequent ones. The fact that the headache eases as he descends on the
> second dive, and is mostly gone by the end of the second dive suggests to
> me that he might be re-compressing a reverse block and then allowing it
> time to clear on the subsequent dive.
>
> Does he have any sinus or ear congestion?
>
> Digs

Hi,

Thanks for this. Apparently its a sharp pain rather than dull, always to the
back top of the head (once on the boat). During the dive he tells me its
more apparent behind the eyes - but I guess these are more susceptible to
pressure.

I don't know if he is personally anxious, never seems it to me. We dive a
similar profile and both do the stops. We swap data on our profiles from the
dives to compare so I wouldn't say either of us ascend quickly.

My guess it's the initial anxiety of the first dive in a while and once
settled down he's fine and more in control of his breathing. Getting it on
every first dive seems to point away from the sinus thing, though I could be
wrong as I'm not a doctor.