Hey all ive been coaching on and off over the past 10 years. I used to always get in and help my swimmers in the water by doing drills with them, showing them turns and stuff.
Recently ive been away from swimming for about 4 years. I just got back into the pool the other day to work on turns, but the weirdest thing happens whenever i flip or even open turn (like a fast open turn).
Ill do my flip but it will make my head start spinning. I feel it entirely in my head, ill do the flip, get dizzy and my head will tingle a little bit. Its actually really scary and i only did a couple turns the first day. Yesterday i went a little more intense and did about 15 turns, the last few felt a little better but now im feeling a little nauseous in bed.
Im not sure with all of the research in concussions and symptoms but is this something that i should be able to work through and keep doing, or should I not swim until i can get it figured out?
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Welcome to my world. :bighug: I used to have a pretty darn good flip turn in high school, but as an adult, the same thing was happening when I attempted repetitive flip turns. :eek: I finally made the connection that between then and when I returned to swimming, I had developed Meniere's, an inner ear disorder.
The strange thing with me is that it only happens when I flip forward. When I flip around for an old-fashioned backstroke bucket turn, I'm fine. I am also fine when I do an open turn for the other strokes. If I bend down too fast to tie my shoes (or do a flip turn), I will get dizzy.
You might want to see an E.N.T. doctor, so they can take a look at your inner ear. If you do in fact have Meniere's, that would be the cause of the symptoms you described.
Good luck!
Welcome to my world. :bighug: I used to have a pretty darn good flip turn in high school, but as an adult, the same thing was happening when I attempted repetitive flip turns. :eek: I finally made the connection that between then and when I returned to swimming, I had developed Meniere's, an inner ear disorder.
The strange thing with me is that it only happens when I flip forward. When I flip around for an old-fashioned backstroke bucket turn, I'm fine. I am also fine when I do an open turn for the other strokes. If I bend down too fast to tie my shoes (or do a flip turn), I will get dizzy.
You might want to see an E.N.T. doctor, so they can take a look at your inner ear. If you do in fact have Meniere's, that would be the cause of the symptoms you described.
Good luck!
