Why do i get the most excruciating headache when i swim laps??
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It could be your sinuses. If I get too much water in my sinuses I often get painful headaches. It usually takes a couple of hours after I swim, though. If I feel a headache coming on after I swim , I take Sudafed or it's generic form. The chlorine can do some substantial damage to your sinuses if you are sensitive to it.\n\nIt could also have something to do with your neck alignment. A pinched nerve or muscle tension my be the cause. Have a swim instructor look at your head position when swimming. Are your ears underwater when swimming? If not, the strain on your neck from you lifting your head might be a cause.
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get it checked NOW!! i have these same symptoms, and i have been diagnosed with a psuedo tumor. it goes like sideways/diagonal from the back of my neck, then straight over across to my left side. it always hurts, and doesn't seem to get better. it's just somehting i have to deal with the pain until it goes away. \nfor added help, i've given other causes & symptoms to headaches. i hopeyou can relate to something here & get this taken care of!\n\nThe most common types of headaches usually are not serious but may occur again and again.\n\n--Tension headaches -- the most common type of headache and are episodes of constant aching, tightness, pressure, and pain around the forehead, temples, or back of the head and neck. Symptoms usually occur on both sides of the head rather than just one side. \nTension headaches usually do not stop a person from doing his or her regular activities. These headaches usually do not cause nausea, vomiting, or sensitivity to light or noise. A tension headache can last anywhere from 30 minutes to several days. Some people experience chronic tension headaches, which means they get a headache on 15 or more days a month.\nTension headaches are related to muscles tightening in the back of the neck or head because of stress, anxiety, fatigue, hunger, anger, poor posture, or overexertion.\nTreatment for tension headaches usually includes aspirin, ibuprofen, or other nonprescription pain relievers. Aspirin should not be given to anyone age 20 years or younger because it has been linked to Reye's syndrome, a rare but serious disease that most often affects children. Prescription medications, such as antidepressants, may be needed to treat tension headaches. Additional therapies, including stress management or biofeedback, may reduce or prevent tension headaches\n \n--Cluster headaches -- these are recurring headaches that occur in groups or cycles. The headaches appear suddenly and cause severe, debilitating pain on one side of the head, along with a watery eye and nasal congestion on the affected side of the head. The cause of cluster headaches is unknown. Although there is no cure for cluster headaches, medications can reduce the frequency and duration of the painful headaches.\n--Migraine headaches -- Approximately one-third of people who have migraine headaches first began having them as teenagers. are painful, sometimes disabling headaches that are often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light, noise, and smell. These throbbing headaches usually occur on only one side of the head, although the pain can shift from one side of the head to the other, or can occur on both sides at the same time. Migraines involve changes in chemicals and blood vessels in the brain, which trigger pain signals leading to headache and other symptoms.\nMigraine headaches tend to recur. A migraine headache typically lasts 4 to 24 hours but in some cases can last up to 3 days. Some people have symptoms, such as visual disturbances, that occur before a headache starts. These symptoms are called a migraine aura.\nSome people have several headaches per month; others have headaches much less often. Treatment usually includes medications to prevent a migraine from occurring or to stop a migraine once it begins. In some people, migraines may be triggered by certain foods or smells. Eliminating exposure to these triggers may stop the headaches.\n\nHere's a list of common causes of headaches include:\n\n--Alcohol, caffeine, or other drug use or withdrawal. \n--Changes in the levels of chemicals in the body (neurotransmitters). \n--Coughing or sneezing. \n--Dehydration. \n--Dental problems or procedures, such as pain from grinding the teeth or from a root canal. \n--Eating or drinking cold foods and fluids. \n--Emotional stress. \n--Exposure to smoke or fumes from chemicals, including carbon monoxide. \n--Eyestrain. \n--Fever. \n--High altitude. Lower oxygen levels at high altitudes can cause headaches.
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Oxygen deprivation can cause headaches, severe, debilitating headaches. Oxygen levels below 90 are generally unacceptable and seriously reduces oxygen getting to the brain, causing headaches and eventually death. Mine did a nosedive below 60 before a medical professional realized what was causing my headaches and lethargy. There are quacks and there are doctors!!! I finally got a real doctor.\n\nPlease see a doctor immediately and ask for a blood oxygen measurement with an oximeter. If that's not the problem, sleep apnea is another real possibility, often requiring testing by a sleep disorders lab. \n\nI, too, hate having to take medication and use oxygen equipment, but it's more desirable than those awful headaches.
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i don't know how bad it gets, or how often, so I am giving you some info on headaches, such as causes, symptoms, etc. hope it helps!!\n\nThe most common types of headaches usually are not serious but may occur again and again.\n\n--Tension headaches -- the most common type of headache and are episodes of constant aching, tightness, pressure, and pain around the forehead, temples, or back of the head and neck. Symptoms usually occur on both sides of the head rather than just one side. \nTension headaches usually do not stop a person from doing his or her regular activities. These headaches usually do not cause nausea, vomiting, or sensitivity to light or noise. A tension headache can last anywhere from 30 minutes to several days. Some people experience chronic tension headaches, which means they get a headache on 15 or more days a month.\nTension headaches are related to muscles tightening in the back of the neck or head because of stress, anxiety, fatigue, hunger, anger, poor posture, or overexertion.\nTreatment for tension headaches usually includes aspirin, ibuprofen, or other nonprescription pain relievers. Aspirin should not be given to anyone age 20 years or younger because it has been linked to Reye's syndrome, a rare but serious disease that most often affects children. Prescription medications, such as antidepressants, may be needed to treat tension headaches. Additional therapies, including stress management or biofeedback, may reduce or prevent tension headaches\n \n--Cluster headaches -- these are recurring headaches that occur in groups or cycles. The headaches appear suddenly and cause severe, debilitating pain on one side of the head, along with a watery eye and nasal congestion on the affected side of the head. The cause of cluster headaches is unknown. Although there is no cure for cluster headaches, medications can reduce the frequency and duration of the painful headaches.\n--Migraine headaches -- Approximately one-third of people who have migraine headaches first began having them as teenagers. are painful, sometimes disabling headaches that are often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light, noise, and smell. These throbbing headaches usually occur on only one side of the head, although the pain can shift from one side of the head to the other, or can occur on both sides at the same time. Migraines involve changes in chemicals and blood vessels in the brain, which trigger pain signals leading to headache and other symptoms.\nMigraine headaches tend to recur. A migraine headache typically lasts 4 to 24 hours but in some cases can last up to 3 days. Some people have symptoms, such as visual disturbances, that occur before a headache starts. These symptoms are called a migraine aura.\nSome people have several headaches per month; others have headaches much less often. Treatment usually includes medications to prevent a migraine from occurring or to stop a migraine once it begins. In some people, migraines may be triggered by certain foods or smells. Eliminating exposure to these triggers may stop the headaches.\n\nHere's a list of common causes of headaches include:\n\n--Alcohol, caffeine, or other drug use or withdrawal. \n--Changes in the levels of chemicals in the body (neurotransmitters). \n--Coughing or sneezing. \n--Dehydration. \n--Dental problems or procedures, such as pain from grinding the teeth or from a root canal. \n--Eating or drinking cold foods and fluids. \n--Emotional stress. \n--Exposure to smoke or fumes from chemicals, including carbon monoxide. \n--Eyestrain. \n--Fever. \n--High altitude. Lower oxygen levels at high altitudes can cause headaches. \n--Medical procedures, such as the aftereffects of a lumbar puncture (spinal tap). \n--Medications. Many medications can cause headaches. \n--Muscle strain in the neck, upper back, or shoulder muscles. \n--Upper respiratory infections. \n\nIf you have headaches, with these serious symptoms, definitely consult a doc!
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Its probably false but Ive been told if you swim immediately after eating you can get cramps caused from blood leaving the body parts in motion and going to the stomach to digest causing cramps in the body parts in motion
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The song technique is one of the best that almost all swimmers use.  I've also heard that thinking of something that makes you angry also works because it causes you to take your stress out on the water... hehe I've used that technique a few times also, you feel nice and relaxed when you finish =D
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If you wear a tampon, you should be able to do pretty much anything.  I wouldn't particularly want to go swimming in case of a leak, but otherwise you could do just about anything.  If you are having cramping or a headache you could take an over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medication and/or take a day off from your routine until you are feeling more up to a workout.
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it is probably caffiene withdrawls. try having some caffiene before school or at lunch sometime, i get bad headache if i dont have my morning coffee.
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I only way bubbles affect swimmers are from the start off the blocks. If you have a great start and your head enters where your hands and legs entered, you will have few bubbles and your streamline will be mush faster and farther.
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You feel a headache coming on, so you reach for a pain reliever. Or maybe you take pain medication in advance — even every day — to stave off frequent headaches. After all, that's what pain relievers are for, right?\n\nThink again.\n\nPain relievers offer quick relief for occasional headaches. But there's a limit. If you find yourself taking pain medication more than two or three days a week, you may actually be contributing to your headaches rather than easing them. It's a cycle known as rebound headaches.\n\nThe cycle starts when you take too much headache medication — more than the label instructs or your doctor prescribes. Soon, your body adapts to the medication. You may not even realize that you've been dosing yourself too often until you miss a day and your head starts to hurt again — sometimes more intensely than before.\n\nThe only way to stop rebound headaches is to reduce or stop taking the pain medication that's causing them. It's tough, but your doctor can help.\n\n\nNEXT: Signs and symptoms  ARTICLE TOOLS \n Print this section | All sections \n Larger type \n \n\n    more information     Rebound headaches — also called medication overuse headaches — tend to occur every day, sometimes waking you in the early morning and continuing throughout the day. The pain may be most severe at first, when the medication begins to wear off.\n\nSometimes, a rebound headache causes dull, achy pain. In other cases, the pain may be throbbing or pounding.\n\nYou may notice other signs and symptoms as well, including:\n\nNausea \nAnxiety \nRestlessness, irritability and difficulty concentrating \nMemory problems \nDepression Nearly any pain reliever can contribute to rebound headaches. But some medications are more likely to lead to rebound headaches than are others.\n\nSimple pain relievers. Common medications such as aspirin, acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others) may contribute to rebound headaches — especially if you exceed the recommended daily dosages. \nCombination pain relievers. Over-the-counter pain relievers that contain a combination of caffeine, aspirin and acetaminophen (Excedrin, others) are common culprits. This group also includes prescription medications such as Fioricet, Fiorinal and Esgic, which also contain the sedative butalbital. \nMigraine medications. Various migraine medications have been linked with rebound headaches, including ergotamine (Ergomar, others) and triptans (Imitrex, Zomig, others). Interestingly, the ergot dihydroergotamine appears to have a lower potential for leading to this problem. \nOpiates. Painkillers derived from opium or from synthetic opium compounds include combinations of codeine and acetaminophen (Tylenol with Codeine No. 3 and No. 4, others). These can lead to rebound headaches as well. \nDaily doses of caffeine — from your morning coffee, your afternoon soda, or any pain reliever or other product containing this mild stimulant — may fuel rebound headaches as well. Read product labels to make sure you're not wiring your system with more caffeine than you realize.\n\nTrouble sleeping Anyone who has a history of migraine headaches, tension-type headaches or other chronic headaches is at risk of developing rebound headaches from the overuse of pain relievers.\n\nRebound headaches aren't typically an issue for people who use pain medications on a daily basis to treat conditions such as arthritis\nTreatment\nTo break the cycle of rebound headaches, you'll need to restrict how much pain medication you use. Depending on what drug you've been taking, your doctor may recommend stopping the medication right away or gradually reducing the dose until you're taking the drug no more than twice a week.\n\nStopping pain medication isn't easy. Expect your headaches to get worse before they get better. You also may experience withdrawal symptoms such as nervousness, restlessness, nausea, vomiting, insom
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You have contact dermatitis. You are getting an allergic reaction to something in the water. In fact this is an improper immune response.
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the body thinks the brain is freezing, so it sends blood up there really fast to heat it up. too much cold, too much blood in head, headache. next time it happens, take an ice cube and put it on your neck. the blood will flow there instead, and you won't have a headache.
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Drink Gatoraid if it's available to you at work, or something with caffeine.  Tap on accupressure points, there are some on the outside of your hand, where the "karate chop" point is, use three fingers from your other hand and tap about 7 times and take deep relaxing breaths, think good thoughts about how you feel when you don't have a headache while you are doing this.  Good luck!
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i really advice u to see a doctor, excesive problem is sometimes related to brain or nervous system problem, u may save ur life by going now to have a good check with a good doctor, plz do so, hope u are ok, good luck
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Are you getting daily, vigorous exercise - enough to work up a good sweat? That is the first place I'd start. Assuming that, are you eating properly? (cutting out sugar, chemicals, etc...) Allergies can cause severe headaches. Are you enjoying life? Do you make an effort to have at least one or two good friends? \n\nIf all of that is in order, maybe you should look into acupuncture. It has worked miracles for many, many people (although it doesn't work at all for some). I love having acupuncture! I have it once a week for general health purposes and it relaxes me and alleviates whatever pain I might be feeling. (but I'm also doing all the other stuff I listed)\n\nGood luck.
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Try not to close them. It'll hurt at the beginning but you'll get used to it in two days of swimming.
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there is no realy way to make them go away other than to not stress which can be hard to do. but you need to relax. its the tension in the muscles thats caused by the stress that cause the headaches. so the more you can relax he less the headaches will bother you