chokes

chokes
A condition in which a person has pain in the middle of the chest, a dry irritating cough, and a sense of suffocation as a result of the pooling of nitrogen bubbles in the lungs. Nitrogen is escaping from the body and blood tissues because of the effects of reduced atmospheric pressure.

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