Allergy

"Meqwe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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The other night I went swimming. In the pool I was sneezing (after I
got
some water up my nose). By the end of the swim my nose was blocked and
the back of my nose and throat were itchy. I spent a restless night
trying to sleep and couldn't - my sinuses hurt. Next day by midday I'm
fine again. Then it dawned on me that this has happened before. Not
on
the same scale but I remember sneezing in the pool and feeling a bit
nauseous. I do get hay fever and just put it down to that. However
I'm
certainly allergic to something in the water. If not the Chlorine then
something else. Is this common? What is it? Is it treatable? Why has
it
only happened a couple of times? Something to do with chemical levels?

It's common enough, but it's hard to know if the pool water is
irritating sinuses already irritated by other allergies or if you're
actually allergic to some of the chemicals used in your pool. If the
former, I would take an Aleve (naproxen), Advil (ibuprofen), Tylenol (I
won't even try to spell that one), aspirin or similar and do your best
to forget about it. If the latter, you may have to find another pool to
swim in - you could talk to the pool manager.

Most experienced swimmers don't have problems with getting water up
their noses - that should take care of itself with the passage of time.

-S-

* Steve Freides said:

It's common enough, but it's hard to know if the pool water is
irritating sinuses already irritated by other allergies or if you're

I do have hayfever... I might take some Loratadine tonight before I go
swimming and see if it makes an improvement.

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actually allergic to some of the chemicals used in your pool. If the
former, I would take an Aleve (naproxen), Advil (ibuprofen), Tylenol (I
won't even try to spell that one), aspirin or similar and do your best
to forget about it. If the latter, you may have to find another pool to
swim in - you could talk to the pool manager.

Most experienced swimmers don't have problems with getting water up
their noses - that should take care of itself with the passage of time.

I don't when I'm swimming. Seems to sometimes happen when I do tumble
turns... need to learn to breathe out whilst flipping.....

"Meqwe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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* Steve Freides said:

It's common enough, but it's hard to know if the pool water is
irritating sinuses already irritated by other allergies or if you're

I do have hayfever... I might take some Loratadine tonight before I go
swimming and see if it makes an improvement.

Quoted message said:

actually allergic to some of the chemicals used in your pool. If the
former, I would take an Aleve (naproxen), Advil (ibuprofen), Tylenol
(I
won't even try to spell that one), aspirin or similar and do your
best
to forget about it. If the latter, you may have to find another pool
to
swim in - you could talk to the pool manager.

Most experienced swimmers don't have problems with getting water up
their noses - that should take care of itself with the passage of
time.

I don't when I'm swimming. Seems to sometimes happen when I do tumble
turns... need to learn to breathe out whilst flipping.....

The way to get better at keeping water out of your nose during flip
turns is the same as the street directions to Carnegie Hall, "Practice,
practice, practice."

-S-

* Steve Freides said:

The way to get better at keeping water out of your nose during flip
turns is the same as the street directions to Carnegie Hall, "Practice,
practice, practice."

I bought some nose clips at the weekend. Once I'm good at them I'll stop
using the clips.

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* Steve Freides said:

The way to get better at keeping water out of your nose during flip
turns is the same as the street directions to Carnegie Hall, "Practice,
practice, practice."

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I bought some nose clips at the weekend. Once I'm good at them I'll stop
using the clips.

Warning! I used nose clips for awhile. One day it slipped out of my wet
hand, hit my front teeth and chipped the corner off of my tooth.