I’m talking about the kind of information that you don’t normally share with others. For example, I once went three weeks without washing my swim towel, but I find it disgusting when other people lick the inside of their goggles to keep them from fogging. I also pretend that I don’t care about racing anymore, but secretly I still look at everyone's times.
What are some of your swimming secrets?
I find it hard to believe that bacteria in your mouth can cause eye infections. Let me quickly google this...
Okay! I found this tip:
Don't spit into eye cosmetics. The bacteria in your mouth may grow in the cosmetic and subsequent application to the eye may cause infection.
www.healthline.com/.../wl-old-makeup-can-cause-serious-eye-infections
I still think you're safe, especially if you rinse the goggles briefly and just use a salivary film...
Let me check The Google one more time:
Plain old saliva is an effective defogger on a reasonably clean mask, but is not effective on a really greasy mask.
scuba.club.anu.edu.au/.../fogging.php
Finally:
Originally posted by Uncle Pug
Walter my understanding is that you won't get infections from your own spit.
Yeah, I would guess it would be a pretty remote chance of occurring but I suppose it could happen. Heck, I've actually put one of my contact lenses in my mouth to re-wet it once while out hiking when I got dirt in my eye. I then put it back in my eye and never got an infection. Maybe I had clean spit that day. LOL:out:
www.scubaboard.com/.../t-4672.html
I find it hard to believe that bacteria in your mouth can cause eye infections. Let me quickly google this...
Okay! I found this tip:
Don't spit into eye cosmetics. The bacteria in your mouth may grow in the cosmetic and subsequent application to the eye may cause infection.
www.healthline.com/.../wl-old-makeup-can-cause-serious-eye-infections
I still think you're safe, especially if you rinse the goggles briefly and just use a salivary film...
Let me check The Google one more time:
Plain old saliva is an effective defogger on a reasonably clean mask, but is not effective on a really greasy mask.
scuba.club.anu.edu.au/.../fogging.php
Finally:
Originally posted by Uncle Pug
Walter my understanding is that you won't get infections from your own spit.
Yeah, I would guess it would be a pretty remote chance of occurring but I suppose it could happen. Heck, I've actually put one of my contact lenses in my mouth to re-wet it once while out hiking when I got dirt in my eye. I then put it back in my eye and never got an infection. Maybe I had clean spit that day. LOL:out:
www.scubaboard.com/.../t-4672.html
