Lately I am swimming at 2 different pools. I am a late blooming, 45yo, fitness swimmer. I am up to doing about 3800 yds per workout. I find that I often have a very runny nose and sneezing fits that can last the entire day. I will take benedryl but it only seems to help a bit. I have tried to pay attention and think that one of the pools may be causing much more of a problem than the other.
As an experiment I tried takign a single benedryl (sp?) about a half hour before swimming. THis seems to be helping. So am I alergic to the water?
Is this common and what other suggestions if any?
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Before using petrolium jelly or other lipids in your nose, you should be aware of the possibility of developing lipoid pneumonia from long term usage. I recommend reading the short article by the mayo clinic at www.mayoclinic.com/health/petroleum-jelly/AN00947.
Trichloramines and related compounds are know pulmonary irritants. Inhalors may provide symptomatic relief, but you are still subject to the inflamatory effects of the trichloramines. It is an open question if poorly ventilated pools may actually cause asthma and what are the long term effects of swimming in them. Ultimately, it may require improving ventilation and/or increasing fresh air exchange. There is a hypothesis that the trichloramines are produced by the bacteria in the biofilm of the filters. It has been proposed that changeing the filter material from sand to another material will reduce trichloramine production and decrease symptoms.
Before using petrolium jelly or other lipids in your nose, you should be aware of the possibility of developing lipoid pneumonia from long term usage. I recommend reading the short article by the mayo clinic at www.mayoclinic.com/health/petroleum-jelly/AN00947.
Trichloramines and related compounds are know pulmonary irritants. Inhalors may provide symptomatic relief, but you are still subject to the inflamatory effects of the trichloramines. It is an open question if poorly ventilated pools may actually cause asthma and what are the long term effects of swimming in them. Ultimately, it may require improving ventilation and/or increasing fresh air exchange. There is a hypothesis that the trichloramines are produced by the bacteria in the biofilm of the filters. It has been proposed that changeing the filter material from sand to another material will reduce trichloramine production and decrease symptoms.
