Signs and symptoms | Any time (%) |
First (%) | Final (%) |
Pain | 95 | 95 | 57 |
Paraesthesiae | 91 | 59 | 24 |
Lethargy | 82 | 77 | 29 |
Cognitive change | 77 | 68 | 29 |
Objective sensory change | 68 | 55 | 0 |
Balance | 59 | 45 | 19 |
Reflexes | 59 | 36 | 14 |
Headache | 55 | 41 | 14 |
Mood change | 50 | 27 | 29 |
Upper limb coordination | 36 | 27 | 10 |
Lower limb weakness | 32 | 27 | 5 |
Upper limb weakness | 27 | 18 | 5 |
Dizziness | 18 | 9 | 0 |
Tinnitus | 14 | 9 | 5 |
Urinary problems | 14 | 5 | 5 |
Nausea | 9 | 5 | 0 |
Lower limb coordination | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Gait | 5 | 0 | 5 |
The percentage of tuna farm divers (22 incidents of decompression illness) with various symptoms and signs before their first hyperbaric treatment (presentation), at the final follow up assessment, and at any time. Also included in the clinical severity scoring system but not found in these divers are visual, hearing, or speech disturbances; lymphatic involvement; bowel dysfunction; and rash.