The trapped miners in Chile will face a number of health problems during and after their rescue today, USA Today reported.

The news report notes the 33 miners trapped since Aug. 5 in cramped, dark and humid conditions underground, in an atmosphere thick with underground gases like carbon monoxide, could feel negative health impacts in everything from cognitive ability to muscle loss. Many of them have skin infections, the report states.

They are also at risk of developing decompression sickness, the same way a deep-sea diver might, on the ascent. The tiny capsule pulling them 2,000 feet to the surface could cause health problems like panic attacks, vomiting, nausea and drops or spikes in blood pressure, according to USA Today.

Trapped miners in Chile were rescued Wednesday after two months underground. Miner Claudio Yanez applauds as he is carried away in a stretcher after being rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he had been trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, early Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010.

AP Photo | Hugo Infante, Chilean government

Mining is one of the most dangerous professions around. Besides obvious one-the-job risks - explosions, fires and collapses - miners face the risk of developing black lung disease, a condition can lead to heart failure, BBC Health reported. Miners have also developed chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

Juliana Keeping is a health and environment reporter for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at julianakeeping@annarbor.com or 734-623-2528. Follow Juliana Keeping on Twitter