Diving

After surviving an out of hospital arrest 11yrs ago,I am booked in for a pacemaker/defibrillator in a couple of weeks . Cruising is on the bucket list and will include a compressed air hookah for under water maintenance and hunting/gathering. I forgot to ask my cardiologist about this and won't see him again before the op but I was wondering about the effects of two atmospheres of pressure on the device. Does anyone have knowledge of this subject.?

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Diving

by pwh51 - 2014-09-10 08:09:50

Thanks Tracey

diving

by Tracey_E - 2014-09-10 09:09:25

I called St Judes recently to ask about diving. My device is tested to 7 atmospheres which is about 198 feet in saltwater. Some devices go deeper than others, but I would think 2 atm won't be a problem.

Diving

by pwh51 - 2014-09-11 07:09:21

The Tassie crays and abs are calling.

Not a problem

by PacerRep - 2014-09-11 12:09:10

Plenty of avid Scuba Divers with devices. With an ICD you should be able to get along with those electric eels! Bad joke I know.... I actually didn't know the limit was 7 ATM's. Thanks for that Tracey

Medtronic

by mtaylor - 2014-09-15 12:09:49

The answer I got from Medtronic is that their devices are rated to 2.5 atmospheres. So if you are going to dive, go with a St. Jude device, I guess. Nobody asked me when mine was implanted.

Diving

by pwh51 - 2016-01-30 08:01:10

Thanks for that mtaylor.. I too didn't get a choice of brand of device and have a Medtronic, but I am happily still looking at the grass from the right direction and active enough to dive again.. 2.5 ats is probably all I aspire to at this stage.. Cheers. Pete.

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