Monitor: If joint pain, rash, numbness → Call DAN.
Not a medical emergency alone, but respect the warning. Divelocked itch is a real, benign-but-miserable phenomenon of technical diving, likely from microscopic bubbles irritating deep itch nerves. It is not DCS, but it is a sign of significant decompression stress. Listen to your body, treat symptomatically, and adjust your diving habits — but never skip deco to escape the itch. That’s why it’s called divelocked . divelocked itch
Resolves by 4 hours → Safe. Log it. Modify next dive (more hydration, slower ascent). Monitor: If joint pain, rash, numbness → Call DAN