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....
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Theoretically, smaller, aero-hydro shaped goggles should help with speed more than the bigger goggles or masks, but I wonder if there have ever been experiments to compare the actual results of the two. Maybe some folks here can experiment on themselves---wear different types of goggles to swim the same distance and time them? I tend to think concerns over goggles' leaking or falling during a race are much more legitimate than over the shapes/sizes of goggles. (But then, maybe those small competition goggles' advantages include not only the aero-hydro shape, but also they don't fall or leak easily, and maybe that's why some people prefer them?)
If they don't make much difference, then why not wear the more comfortable ones?
Theoretically, smaller, aero-hydro shaped goggles should help with speed more than the bigger goggles or masks, but I wonder if there have ever been experiments to compare the actual results of the two. Maybe some folks here can experiment on themselves---wear different types of goggles to swim the same distance and time them? I tend to think concerns over goggles' leaking or falling during a race are much more legitimate than over the shapes/sizes of goggles. (But then, maybe those small competition goggles' advantages include not only the aero-hydro shape, but also they don't fall or leak easily, and maybe that's why some people prefer them?)
If they don't make much difference, then why not wear the more comfortable ones?
