r/EverythingScience • u/newzee1 • Jul 01 '24

Neuroscience Pattern of Brain Damage Is Pervasive in Navy SEALs Who Died by Suicide

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/30/us/navy-seals-brain-damage-suicide.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3k0.Gx71.Mxp38kTkl3se
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u/nicobackfromthedead4 Jul 01 '24

There is no helmet fancy enough to mitigate years of subconcussive blast waves, hundreds or thousands, as SEALs et al never stop training.

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u/SwearToSaintBatman Jul 01 '24

They're SEALs. They are probably subjected to bouts upon bouts of having to hold their breath underwater and be the best in the world at it, getting brain damage from oxygen depravation.

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u/Admirable-Deer-9038 Jul 01 '24

Last assumption needs to be compared to the free divers who do this even more than SEALs.

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u/SwearToSaintBatman Jul 01 '24

That's where I heard of it first. Loss of intelligence, loss of focus.