water in nose?
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M posted 9 weeks ago.
This happens to my boyfriend, too. We thought it was only him! He'll swim in the early am, then sometime during the day bend down to pick something up or whatever and the water comes gushing out. He doesn't get any funny/tired/dizzy feeling from it (aside from how odd it is to have water pouring out of his head), but we do swim in a saltwater pool, which may be friendlier than chlorine. One thing about it is that it's probably a lot less water than it feels like. You might try bending at the waist while you're drying off to see if you can get it to come out right after your swim rather than waiting for it to come out sometime later. Good luck!
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sourbubblegum1 posted 9 weeks ago.
yeah and i mean it is gushing out of my nose like a massive nose bleed only its just pure water. I know the water must have been way up in my head because it didnt come out until i bent over like 7 HOURS later. I keep having a funny feeling in my head like i cant focus and it only happens after swimming. i hope that a nose plug will help and i was hoping it wasnt harming me an way. glad im not the only one though lol. i didnt know they have salt water pools?
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xc800runner posted 9 weeks ago.
Brain damage? No. The worst that will happen is you burn your nasal and sinus cavities, where the water will be stored. The chemicals used in treating pool water are quite mild in the concentrations you find, and are mostly harmless. I'm not sure why you are feeling tired or dizzy.
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catwood posted 9 weeks ago.
LOL I've never heard of water pouring out of the nose before. Sometimes it will get stuck in my ears for an hour or two before draining, but never my nose... It sounds pretty harmless though.
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wmckean posted 9 weeks ago.
As part of the therapy for acid reflux, I used to irrigate my nose. Later when I was sitting down and I let my head hang down, water would come pouring out of my nose. It gets trapped in the sinus cavities. After you are done swimming, try sitting and put your head between your knees.
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Iron Dan posted 9 weeks ago.
The best way to tell if the water is the cause of the funny feeling is how did you feel after the water came out. After a little while, did you feel better, if this is the case, I would say you are pretty safe in assuming that is why you felt funny.
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TriSooner posted 8 weeks ago.
That is very odd. If it ever happened to me, I would try a Neti Pot to maybe flush it out. I have one from Walmart for like $5. It feels great. (Not an add you goobers)
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AGFlorida posted 8 weeks ago.
This happens to me all the time. I just bend way over right after a swim and let it all drain out. When I do this, I never have leakage later on in the day. With everything else going on in the world, pool water up the nose won't be your demise. I bet the lightheaded feeling is simply due to a lack of oxygen during your swim. Do you have good breathing technique?
So after swimming like 7 hours later or whenever I bend my head water just pours out of my nose. I never notice water in my nose while im swimming. I think this is the cause of my funny feeling in my head and feeling tired or dizzy. I am going to get a nose clip asap but im wondering does anyone else have this? Can the chlorine water in my nose cause a funny feeling in your head? My boyfriend freaked out when he saw the water pouring out of my nose and told me to stop swimming so much and care for my health more. And he told me it might cause brain damage or something because chlorine in the body is not good. What could happen if chlorine water is way up your nose for looong period of time?
thanks.