what happens if you swim with your eyes open underwater in a chlorine swimming pool?
Vanessa asked:
i went swimming today in a public indoor swimming pool (which as chlorine in it) and i swam alot with my eyes open, now my eyes are hurting and my eye sight is a bit blurry. are there any long term side effects of this or will it get better soon?
Johnathan
i went swimming today in a public indoor swimming pool (which as chlorine in it) and i swam alot with my eyes open, now my eyes are hurting and my eye sight is a bit blurry. are there any long term side effects of this or will it get better soon?
Johnathan
February 1st, 2010 at 5:53 pm
Chloe
yes it will get better in a day or two…next time don’t open your eyes as much or wear goggles. Have fun swimmnig!
February 3rd, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Edmund
Not an awful lot will happen, it’s not permanent. Chances are that your eyes are similar to mine, and just go red and slightly blurry after swimming.
Maybe invest in a pair of goggles, worked for me (although not when you’re with friends, they just laugh
).
February 3rd, 2010 at 5:53 pm
Maxwell
You’ll go blind and die. Kidding. Yeah, probably what will happen is what happened to you, but you’ll be fine.
February 3rd, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Leonel
Chlorine is an irritant and it bothers some people more than others. I don’t wear goggles underwater and I don’t have a problem except a mild sting at first. The reddness should go away by tomorrow and you should not see anymore blurring. Do wear goggles in the future since you seem to be sensitive to the chlorine.
February 5th, 2010 at 11:18 am
Fredericka
It will clear up within a few hours. Long term, I don’t know, but my guess is that you will tire of the pain soon and buy a pair of goggles to keep the water out of your eyes.
February 7th, 2010 at 7:11 am
Wendolyn
yea your eyes do get red and blurry just put eye drops in your eye and the side effects will go away in a few hours or so.
February 10th, 2010 at 7:19 am
Lasandra
you shouldn’t be having any long term effects. Usually, the chlorine only causes the eyes to sting. If you are still having problems several hours after you get out of the pool, you should see a doctor.
February 10th, 2010 at 7:05 pm
Carlos
Chlorine will come in your eyes and your GF, or BF might look better for a moment.
February 13th, 2010 at 11:53 am
Lanita
it is not the chlorine that makes your eyes hurt it is far too dilute to do that, its much worse than that it is piss all of those young kids pissing in the pool means if u went underwater your eyes will sting. not too worry tho you eyes will clean them self’s up soon enough if it still hasn’t cleared by the end of a week then go see a dr. (or get somebody help you see one lol only joking) by the time you read this it should be fine.
February 15th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
Albina
Yeahh, wear some goggles next time. It’ll get better. Nothing serious to worry about.
February 16th, 2010 at 9:18 am
Gail
Contrary to what other posters have said, it is NOT the chlorine that makes your eyes burn, it is the pH (acid/base balance) of the water. Your eyes are slightly acidic (6.8 - 6.9) but the pool is kept basic (7.4 - 7.8) (note: eye pH reports will vary slightly depending on your source. I’ve read some research that as identified eye pH as high as 7.4, but that was only one report).
The pool pH is normally checked once every two hours as the pH, depending on the usage of the pool, could change dramatically. Therefore, the acid/base level is what really makes your eyes hurt.
So, how do you get your eyes back to their normal pH? Are ya ready? …
Strangely, a couple of drops of MILK in each eye works! I used it for years, as did others, when I competed.
Why milk?
The pH of milk is 6.7 and will help the eyes return to normal.
I’ve answered this question previously and here is a link to the comment of the person who chose my answer the best answer … check it out because MILK WORKS!
February 18th, 2010 at 5:39 am
Aracely
nope. it’ll be better tomorrow morning. if you have some visine, that helps too.