I have been swimming for 24 years and suddenly I have become allergic to most goggles that I try!
For many years I used the hind compy-style goggles with the foam eye protection. Then suddently I started getting red rings around my eyes that would itch and turn flaky. Very embarrassing! A friend told me to try these speedo hypoallergenic goggles. So I did and my red ring problem went away! For a while, anyway. Now it's about 2 years later and I suddenly started getting the allergy to these, "hypoallergenic" goggles. Does anyone have any ideas? Apparently I must have developed a sudden sensitivity to whatever is in that foam and now to rubber.
Thanks for any help!
Kevin
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I had this problem too - with the GCG goggles.
After the rashes and burning became "regular" (i.e. more than once) I tried talking it up with the pool management chain of command and they swore up and down that nothing changed in the pool's chemical stew. When the same thing continued to happen at another pool I figured it was something I was now bringing with me - embedded in the foam perhaps. Still, I was using that pair of goggles for several weeks before the symptoms appeared, but once appeared, it didn't matter which pool.
My ophthalmologist teammate recommended that I toss the goggles. Best free doctor advice I ever received. Got myself some Swedes and the problem went away - but not the rings that are somewhat permanently burned into my forehead for when I rested the goggles up there to give my eyes a break. I call them character marks. After a couple of workouts the pressure from the swedes hurt my eyes. I then found that the Tyr Socket Rocket goggles, with their rubber gasket, work just fine.
Your mileage may vary. Hope the problem clears quickly though Kevin!
Tim
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I had this problem too - with the GCG goggles.
After the rashes and burning became "regular" (i.e. more than once) I tried talking it up with the pool management chain of command and they swore up and down that nothing changed in the pool's chemical stew. When the same thing continued to happen at another pool I figured it was something I was now bringing with me - embedded in the foam perhaps. Still, I was using that pair of goggles for several weeks before the symptoms appeared, but once appeared, it didn't matter which pool.
My ophthalmologist teammate recommended that I toss the goggles. Best free doctor advice I ever received. Got myself some Swedes and the problem went away - but not the rings that are somewhat permanently burned into my forehead for when I rested the goggles up there to give my eyes a break. I call them character marks. After a couple of workouts the pressure from the swedes hurt my eyes. I then found that the Tyr Socket Rocket goggles, with their rubber gasket, work just fine.
Your mileage may vary. Hope the problem clears quickly though Kevin!
Tim