I sometimes have migraine headaches, but I have reduced their incidence by taking 500 mg daily of magnesium, avoiding certain triggers and drinking more water. But one trigger I can't avoid is racing goggles...I still get headaches for two or three days after a meet because of the pressure tight goggles place below my brows. Anyone have any suggestions? I wear women's speedo racing goggles as loose as I can without them falling off....
There are reports of supra-orbital neuralgia caused by swimming goggles. The supra-orbital nerve exits the skull just above the eyebrow and supplies sensation to the forehead and scalp. Injury or irritation to the nerve can cause devastating headaches.
The case reports mention relief changing goggle styles (they naturally don't get into details about this, I am sure the neurologists didn't find goggles as interesting as we do).
Maybe you have some version of this phenomenon. Try different goggles and try to see if they might be pressing on the nerve it self.
This picture might help.
This definitely sounds like what's happening. Thanks for taking the time to share this with me. Maybe I should try wearing a larger goggle that doesn't cut into that vulnerable area (hopefully it will stay on my head, too).
There are reports of supra-orbital neuralgia caused by swimming goggles. The supra-orbital nerve exits the skull just above the eyebrow and supplies sensation to the forehead and scalp. Injury or irritation to the nerve can cause devastating headaches.
The case reports mention relief changing goggle styles (they naturally don't get into details about this, I am sure the neurologists didn't find goggles as interesting as we do).
Maybe you have some version of this phenomenon. Try different goggles and try to see if they might be pressing on the nerve it self.
This picture might help.
This definitely sounds like what's happening. Thanks for taking the time to share this with me. Maybe I should try wearing a larger goggle that doesn't cut into that vulnerable area (hopefully it will stay on my head, too).
