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What causes decompression sickness, also called the bends?

Inert gas bubbles forming in tissues.

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  1. Too much oxygen at the surface
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  3. Inert gas bubbles forming in tissues ✔

Why: Inert gas absorbed under pressure can form symptomatic bubbles if ascent is too fast, causing the bends.

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Answer: Inert gas bubbles forming in tissues. Inert gas absorbed under pressure can form symptomatic bubbles if ascent is too fast, causing the bends.

  1. Scuba diving en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuba_diving
    the formation of symptomatic bubbles in tissues where the concentration is too high for the gas to remain in solution
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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