Hi, I swim 4 times per week and swim pretty hard.
On Monday after my swim I experienced some Asthma symptoms for 2 days, and its continuing a bit today.
I am wondering if it is because of the chlorine inhalation. The pool I swim in isn't in a big complex and is in a fairly tight indoor room.
I talked to one of the lifeguards today and she told me that that the chlorine level is at 1 1/2, while the PH level is at 7.4 regularly.
Does anyone have any experience with Asthma-like symptoms because of swimming?
Thanks,
Marc
No, that's way off base. When there's an obvious cause, there's no reason to look for
something imaginary, or to take some dangerous drugs, even on top of chemicals in the water.
The people on either side of me also noticed the pool change as affecting their swimming.
Yesterday someone found fresh *** in the pool, which was promptly evacuated.
I asked a lifeguard how long the pool would be closed, and he said oh just until they added more chemicals.Read again. I clearly advised to speak to a doctor to evaluate. I am not saying you or others did not notice a real problem with the amount of chlorine in the pool or that some people are not sensitive to various chemicals in a pool. But it may be something to consider. When I swam competitively in High School, I was diagnosed by a doctor with exercise-induced asthma and it could have been mistaken as chlorine sensitivity. I forgot all about that and as an adult I've had some really bad exercise induced rhinitis after very intense work-outs (eg, 3-6 mile swims). I thought at first maybe it was sensitivity to chlorine or other chemicals. Spoke with my allergist and later my pulmonologist and he nailed it with the diagnosis of vasomotor rhinitis. A good cyclist friend of mine has had serious problems with exercise-induced asthma on hard rides and his doctor treats it with injections. It's a real thing and should be taken into consideration by some people.
No, that's way off base. When there's an obvious cause, there's no reason to look for
something imaginary, or to take some dangerous drugs, even on top of chemicals in the water.
The people on either side of me also noticed the pool change as affecting their swimming.
Yesterday someone found fresh *** in the pool, which was promptly evacuated.
I asked a lifeguard how long the pool would be closed, and he said oh just until they added more chemicals.Read again. I clearly advised to speak to a doctor to evaluate. I am not saying you or others did not notice a real problem with the amount of chlorine in the pool or that some people are not sensitive to various chemicals in a pool. But it may be something to consider. When I swam competitively in High School, I was diagnosed by a doctor with exercise-induced asthma and it could have been mistaken as chlorine sensitivity. I forgot all about that and as an adult I've had some really bad exercise induced rhinitis after very intense work-outs (eg, 3-6 mile swims). I thought at first maybe it was sensitivity to chlorine or other chemicals. Spoke with my allergist and later my pulmonologist and he nailed it with the diagnosis of vasomotor rhinitis. A good cyclist friend of mine has had serious problems with exercise-induced asthma on hard rides and his doctor treats it with injections. It's a real thing and should be taken into consideration by some people.
