I'm home sick and a very unhappy camper. Living in the North East, we suffer through our brutal winters waiting for 3 months of summer. Most of June was a wash due to bad weather. Two weeks into July and I got a wallup of a sinus infection. In 2 days I used almost an entire box of tissues! I've never been sick in the summer in my 50+ years. So the only thing different this year is that I joined a new outdoor community pool. I swim first thing in the morning before the crowds come in, but I notice lots of stuff on the bottom of the pool (goes to 10') including some hair balls. Yuk. Also, it's chlorinated, and I've been swimming in salt water pools for the last year. I'm thinking the pool is the culprit. How can I find out if they are maintaining proper levels?
A couple summers ago, when my usual pool closed for two weeks and I had to switch to another, my nose went crazy. It was really bad. Nose plugs helped some. But as soon as I went back to my usual pool, the problem went away. So the problem could very well be your new pool. I never figured out if it was the chlorine or something else though. (Neither pool looked any cleaner/dirtier than the other.) Hope you find a way to resolve the issue.
A couple summers ago, when my usual pool closed for two weeks and I had to switch to another, my nose went crazy. It was really bad. Nose plugs helped some. But as soon as I went back to my usual pool, the problem went away. So the problem could very well be your new pool. I never figured out if it was the chlorine or something else though. (Neither pool looked any cleaner/dirtier than the other.) Hope you find a way to resolve the issue.
