I started swimming workouts at a new indoor pool recently. They use a different type of chlorine/disinfectant system (the water tastes a bit salty), and I don't know how much ventilation they have. I've developed a cough at the end of each workout. And after working out yesterday evening, my lungs HURT a lot when I woke up this morning (they felt like they did on smoggy days in Southern California when I was a kid). I haven't had this problem at any other pool I've swum in--indoor and outdoor.
Have any other folks here heard of or experienced lung pain/injury and coughing being caused by indoor pool air or particular types of chlorine? Thanks.
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Ask them if the pool is being kept clean with bromine. It's very rare to be allergic to this chemical, but there's a slight chance that you might be having a reaction. (Bromine is a very popular alternate to chlorine. Mostly because of the unnoticeable smell.)
Ask them if the pool is being kept clean with bromine. It's very rare to be allergic to this chemical, but there's a slight chance that you might be having a reaction. (Bromine is a very popular alternate to chlorine. Mostly because of the unnoticeable smell.)
