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Hi Everyone,
I'm excited to become a part of what seems like an amazing community of awesome people! I just finished my first pool session yesterday. My initial concern was being able to clear my ears b/c I've always suffered from year-round allergies. However, I did it! I was so determined and it didn't seem nearly as hard/painful as I thought it would be. What a relief. I didn't actually feel my right ear clear, but it never hurt, so I am hoping all is okay. After about two hours in the pool it seemed like it was getting harder to breathe out of my regulator-like I had to work at it, whereas when we first started it was easy breezy. My instructor tried it and said it was normal. After about an hour of finishing and getting home it hit me: I was completely wiped out and a headache started. Not a sinus headache, but one towards the back of my head. I'm wondering two things: a reverse block? Maybe I thought I was clearing my ears but didn't on the ascending? or could it be that I wasn't getting enough oxygen or breathing correctly? For as little activity as we were doing in the deep end I sure felt out of breath the whole time, and I'm a runner and in pretty good shape.
I welcome any advice. Our second pool dive is tomorrow. I woke up with a migraine and my entire body hurts. Help?
I'm excited to become a part of what seems like an amazing community of awesome people! I just finished my first pool session yesterday. My initial concern was being able to clear my ears b/c I've always suffered from year-round allergies. However, I did it! I was so determined and it didn't seem nearly as hard/painful as I thought it would be. What a relief. I didn't actually feel my right ear clear, but it never hurt, so I am hoping all is okay. After about two hours in the pool it seemed like it was getting harder to breathe out of my regulator-like I had to work at it, whereas when we first started it was easy breezy. My instructor tried it and said it was normal. After about an hour of finishing and getting home it hit me: I was completely wiped out and a headache started. Not a sinus headache, but one towards the back of my head. I'm wondering two things: a reverse block? Maybe I thought I was clearing my ears but didn't on the ascending? or could it be that I wasn't getting enough oxygen or breathing correctly? For as little activity as we were doing in the deep end I sure felt out of breath the whole time, and I'm a runner and in pretty good shape.
I welcome any advice. Our second pool dive is tomorrow. I woke up with a migraine and my entire body hurts. Help?