Nitrox Advantages? Input Needed!

[Omicron]

Less narcosis is a myth...you are just as narced as with air. Most say it's because oxygen is just about as narcotic as nitrogen. And the amount of oxygen you add to the mix isn't enough to offset the nitrogen anyway...

Time is the biggest factor! Using just the PADI RDP's, here are the numbers:

Air - 60', 54 minutes. 100', 19 minutes.

EANx 36 - 60', 108 minutes. 100', 34 minutes.

You get HUGE bottom time increases. That is the main benefit of it.

Some say you feel better after diving with Nitrox than with air. Others say it's a placebo effect. Placebo or not, I'll take the effect because I usually don't have the post-dive "blahs" after using Nitrox somewhere in my dive. Whether that is because it's really helping, or I think it's helping...who knows, but I like the results.

The reality of Nitrox is that it only promises to increase bottom times. That's it. It's a great thing to use, and I'd definitely recommend taking the class. Dives in the 60-100 range get a huge benefit in NDL's from Nitrox.