eli5 what would the effects be on someone who never left 500 elevation that traveled to 1000 elevation? would it mimic the bends? decompression illness? dementia?

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eli5 what would the effects be on someone who never left 500 elevation that traveled to 1000 elevation? would it mimic the bends? decompression illness? dementia?

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I live at about 30ft above sea level and work most days at over 2000 feet. Nothing really happens. Your body doesn’t have a reaction to the altitude difference because in terms of air pressure It’s a very small change. 500ft+ difference in water pressure is a massive difference because water is heavy and that massive change in pressure when you go from deep water to the surface is what causes crazy body reactions