THE MEDICAL PROBLEMS
Most of the miners are suffering from some sort of medical condition.
Almost all of them have teeth ailments including bleeding gums and cavities.
Many have skin problems from the humidity and dirty conditions in the mine, including boils, acne, psoriasis and eczema.
Many also have chesty coughs from the dust-filled air.
The air quality has been judged ‘poor to severe’ since 700,000 tons of rock crashed down around them on August 5.
Chile’s health minister Jaime Manalich refused to comment on reports that some miners had become depressed during their ordeal but did concede: ‘We have sedatives like Valium available for those who need it.
‘We have one man, I cannot give his name, who suffers panic attacks in confined spaces.
'He has been OK so far but he is medicated and will almost certainly need to be sedated on the way up.’
Good luck to the panic attack sufferer on the way up
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