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Mask Squeeze
Mask squeeze occurs in rapid descents where the diver neglects to equalize his mask. The increasing hydrostatic pressure forces tissues surrounding the eye to swell into the uncompensated air space in the mask to fill the reduced volume.
See also: Digital Instruments , Dive Computer , high pressure nervous syndrome , Underwater Photography , Sea Sickness |
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