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LS_DK · 24th January 2006, 22:31

Hey,

Yes, this fits very well with my observations on my body.
My nose-breathing goes away when I start breathing [very] deeply.
I thought flushing my loop did the trick, but it was simply the deeper breathing that did the trick (You are forced to breathe very deeply when you flush the loop).. I guess the relative dead volume get less when you breathe deeply, and that clears out the excess Co2 in the lungs and body..
When you use your snorkel, you also increase the dead space, just like when not breathing deeply enough on the loop. I think it makes sense..

Cheers,
Lasse

24th January 2006, 22:31	#4 (permalink)
LS_DK New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 37	Re: nose breathing, and overbreathing snorkles Hey, Yes, this fits very well with my observations on my body. My nose-breathing goes away when I start breathing [very] deeply. I thought flushing my loop did the trick, but it was simply the deeper breathing that did the trick (You are forced to breathe very deeply when you flush the loop).. I guess the relative dead volume get less when you breathe deeply, and that clears out the excess Co2 in the lungs and body.. When you use your snorkel, you also increase the dead space, just like when not breathing deeply enough on the loop. I think it makes sense.. Cheers, Lasse
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