I'm swimming with a new workout group this year, and am thus in a new pool. Something in the water (not necessarily chlorine) is giving my sinuses fits. It takes more than a day to unstuff, during which time sleeping is problematic. I've rather casually tried decongestant (currently only Sudafed PE) and antihistamines (Claritin) and my trusty neti pot. The neti pot doesn't help a lot if your sinuses are completely clogged though.
I'm skeptical that it's chlorine causing problems mostly because I swam in an older pool last season which had higher chlorine levels with no problem (at least by how long the chlorine smell lingered on my skin).
I realize that chlorine is an irritant, not an allergen, so maybe antihistamines or decongestants won't be all that effective. Is there a nose clip in my future? Anybody using a nose clip strictly to keep chemicals out of your nose and sinuses?
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A nose clip is a good "fix".
But definitely make the effort to send letters/emails to the pool operators informing them of the problem. It is rare that the pool operator actually swims in the pool so don't assume he/she knows about it!
More than likely it is a PH imbalance. Not always easy to fix if it is a far gone issue. But poor maintanence practice is big problem at many pools.
I coached some swimmers who are actually active board of director members.
One BOD swimmer wrote a letter inviting the management to "join us for a workout" in hope that swimming would be believing since talking about it wasn't working.
A nose clip is a good "fix".
But definitely make the effort to send letters/emails to the pool operators informing them of the problem. It is rare that the pool operator actually swims in the pool so don't assume he/she knows about it!
More than likely it is a PH imbalance. Not always easy to fix if it is a far gone issue. But poor maintanence practice is big problem at many pools.
I coached some swimmers who are actually active board of director members.
One BOD swimmer wrote a letter inviting the management to "join us for a workout" in hope that swimming would be believing since talking about it wasn't working.
