Allergy and asthma information for swimmers
Swimming and pool allergy problems and asthma information for swimmers.
Swimming Pools Could Increase Hay Fever Occurences in Swimmers Later in Life
Does exposure to the swimming pool chemicals like chlorine result in adverse health conditions for swimmers? This study reports that it could, especially during a swimmer's adult life if they swam when they were children.
Does exposure to the swimming pool chemicals like chlorine result in adverse health conditions for swimmers? This study reports that it could, especially during a swimmer's adult life if they swam when they were children.
About Swimming Allergies
About.com's Allergy Guide can help you determine if it is an allergy, and ways to help you control them.
About.com's Allergy Guide can help you determine if it is an allergy, and ways to help you control them.
Asthma and Exercise
Swimming is one of the sports that asthmatics can participate in and have success; the About.com guide to asthma looks at sports and asthma.
Swimming is one of the sports that asthmatics can participate in and have success; the About.com guide to asthma looks at sports and asthma.
Bather Discomfort Problems
Stinging eyes, green hair, and chlorine allergies.
Stinging eyes, green hair, and chlorine allergies.
Chlorinated Swimming Pools Can Cause Asthma in Swimmers
Chlorinated swimming pools can cause asthma in swimmers according to research from several sources. These findings may explain why swimmers are more prone to asthma and other breathing problems than athletes in other sports.
Chlorinated swimming pools can cause asthma in swimmers according to research from several sources. These findings may explain why swimmers are more prone to asthma and other breathing problems than athletes in other sports.
Chlorine Allergy
Symptoms and remedies; From swimming@home.
Symptoms and remedies; From swimming@home.
Chlorine, Swimming Pools, and Breathing Problems In Swimmers
Chlorine in pools leads to breathing trouble in trained swimmers, regardless of past history of such problems, and the likelihood increases with the amount of chlorine used in the water.
Chlorine in pools leads to breathing trouble in trained swimmers, regardless of past history of such problems, and the likelihood increases with the amount of chlorine used in the water.
Managing Allergies
Malcolm N. Blumenthal, MD and Carl Sherman discuss exercise and allergies, diagnosis and treatment; From The Physician and Sports Medicine.
Malcolm N. Blumenthal, MD and Carl Sherman discuss exercise and allergies, diagnosis and treatment; From The Physician and Sports Medicine.
Medical hazards of swimming in pools
The risks, infectious and otherwise, of using swimming pools.
The risks, infectious and otherwise, of using swimming pools.
Prevent Nasal Irritation When Swimming
Without getting my life and medical history (both boring) I decided to try blocking the nasal receptor sites in my nose using petroleum jelly and a nose clip.
Without getting my life and medical history (both boring) I decided to try blocking the nasal receptor sites in my nose using petroleum jelly and a nose clip.
Swimming pool chlorine linked to asthma epidemic
Chlorine used to disinfect indoor swimming pools could be one of the causes behind an astonishing surge in childhood asthma in developed countries in the past few decades, according to a new study.
Chlorine used to disinfect indoor swimming pools could be one of the causes behind an astonishing surge in childhood asthma in developed countries in the past few decades, according to a new study.
The Two Faces of Swimming Pool Chlorine
Public pools are typically treated with chlorine-based disinfectants to help keep kids safe from the spread of infectious diseases while swimming. A careful study published in the June 2003 issue of Occupational and Environmental Medicine demonstrated a downside of these chlorines.
Public pools are typically treated with chlorine-based disinfectants to help keep kids safe from the spread of infectious diseases while swimming. A careful study published in the June 2003 issue of Occupational and Environmental Medicine demonstrated a downside of these chlorines.