I have very poor eyesight. When I put on goggles or a diving mask, I can see great underwater. It seems like the goggles and mask in combination with the water actually causes a magnification effect, similar to wearing glasses. The problem is that after just a short while I start getting motion sickness, and I don't know what to do about it. I love being in the water and snorkling, but I avoid it now because of the motion sickness. Even swimming laps in a pool will cause it. If I swim laps without the goggles I seem to do okay but my eyes get clobbered by the clorine and it is bothersome not to be able to see the bottom or the end of the pool.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Also what about prescription goggles, wouldn't that even increase the magnification effect of the water that much more?
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I'd get to the doctor - motion sickness or virtigo type ailments are usually inner ear or other imbalances or potentially other significant problems - your eyesight issues could heighten the problem, as could the motion of your head while swimming, but may not be the root of it. Get it checked out soon.
My eyesight is really bad too - in fact without my glasses I become effectively deaf since I can't tell if someone is speaking to me from more than 10 feet away because I can't locate and identify where the sound is coming from - very disconcerting. I own three pairs of optical goggles and don't see how I went this long without them - back in HS and College I think your only optionwas to pay $200 to get a real prescription pair, but now they have "corrective" lenses - Speedo Vaquishers are $14 - $20 each, and if your eyes are significantly different as someone suggested buy a pair for each eye strength and use one lens of each. You can pay $50 -$100 and get a custom pair, but I don't "see" the advantage money wise.
The web sites give you a general rule to calculate your needs - if you are between strengths they say to round down; its a close enough approximation of the need and you won't be using them for driving (hopefully).
The only downside I have had is now I see how dirty and foul most pools are.:eek:
Yes, I have already gone to a doctor and underwent all those tests to see how easily you get motion sickness. It was AWFUL. Let's see if blowing hot air in one ear makes you sick =yes, Let's check the other ear = yes. Okay lets try blowing cold air in one ear =yes, now the other ear = yes, etc etc etc. My diagnosis is a hypersensitive middle ear. Hooray, at least I know now. The other issue with swimming is getting water way down in the ear. So ultimately I have to decide if swimming is worth the hassle of trying to get the right prescription googles and some ear plugs that actually work.
Thanks for your suggestions.
I'd get to the doctor - motion sickness or virtigo type ailments are usually inner ear or other imbalances or potentially other significant problems - your eyesight issues could heighten the problem, as could the motion of your head while swimming, but may not be the root of it. Get it checked out soon.
My eyesight is really bad too - in fact without my glasses I become effectively deaf since I can't tell if someone is speaking to me from more than 10 feet away because I can't locate and identify where the sound is coming from - very disconcerting. I own three pairs of optical goggles and don't see how I went this long without them - back in HS and College I think your only optionwas to pay $200 to get a real prescription pair, but now they have "corrective" lenses - Speedo Vaquishers are $14 - $20 each, and if your eyes are significantly different as someone suggested buy a pair for each eye strength and use one lens of each. You can pay $50 -$100 and get a custom pair, but I don't "see" the advantage money wise.
The web sites give you a general rule to calculate your needs - if you are between strengths they say to round down; its a close enough approximation of the need and you won't be using them for driving (hopefully).
The only downside I have had is now I see how dirty and foul most pools are.:eek:
Yes, I have already gone to a doctor and underwent all those tests to see how easily you get motion sickness. It was AWFUL. Let's see if blowing hot air in one ear makes you sick =yes, Let's check the other ear = yes. Okay lets try blowing cold air in one ear =yes, now the other ear = yes, etc etc etc. My diagnosis is a hypersensitive middle ear. Hooray, at least I know now. The other issue with swimming is getting water way down in the ear. So ultimately I have to decide if swimming is worth the hassle of trying to get the right prescription googles and some ear plugs that actually work.
Thanks for your suggestions.
