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Sneezing after swimming

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  • 22-03-2017 10:48pm
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    aidanki
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    Recently I have found myself sneezing after swimming for 2 days after a good session in the pool. this would be after swimming a mile in less than an hour, thats v good for me. My symptoms are blocked nose and sneezing.

    A proper nuisance.

    Its the 50m pool in UL I swim in

    Any ideas ?


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    amcalester
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    This happens to me too.

    It's like really bad hay fever. I assume I'm allergic to some chemical in the water but I've never done anything about it.


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    stampydmonkey
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    It's reaction to the chlorine. Get it, aswell as a lot of others in the club. Pool we swim in has high enough chlorine levels.

    Have tried antihistamine, vicks, saline spray, sudafed but only thing that works is a nose plug. Takes a while to get used to it but wouldn't swim in that pool now without it.

    ...Not UL btw


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    aidanki
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    anyone tried these nasal sprays ?


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    stampydmonkey
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    aidanki wrote: »
    anyone tried these nasal sprays ?

    Yeah...Didn't work for me. Both saline and menthol


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    and still ricky villa
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    I've had the same. Nose clip did the trick. It was a reaction to chlorine and over production of mucus (that's a completely separate thing though)


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    myate
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    Nose clip here too! I've been swimming since I learned in the 80's in a chlorinated pool no problems. But when I started open water swimming in 2008 then went back to the pool since I've had this issue. Nose clip is the only solution...you get used to them quickly. I find the Speedo Competition ones the best (only ones that work for me), they're tight & dont slip off.


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    stampydmonkey
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    That is a beast!!!


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    promethius
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    nose clip all the way simple but very effective, speedo comp one goodalright.
    the ones with plastic body are waste of time


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    aidanki
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    stampydmonkey wrote: »
    It's reaction to the chlorine. Get it, aswell as a lot of others in the club. Pool we swim in has high enough chlorine levels.

    Have tried antihistamine, vicks, saline spray, sudafed but only thing that works is a nose plug. Takes a while to get used to it but wouldn't swim in that pool now without it.

    ...Not UL btw


    just to update on this, I went to pharmacy and got anti-histamine tablets.

    Took one yesterday morning and another before swimming last night.

    A grand total of one sneeze after pool in total but nose is blocked, so not quite a success, will see how long it takes for nose to clear.


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