Swimming Pools and Nosebleeds

I’ve had terrible nosebleeds since a week and a half ago. Every time I sneezed heavily, or I blew my nose, it would start bleeding. This was probably due to a number of factors including dry weather, lack of good healthy meals, etc.

Yesterday I went swimming, thinking it would probably bleed in the water. The interesting thing is that it has been alright since then. I’m not sure if it is the chlorine in the water, or the constant contact, or the change in pressure but something surely triggered a change.

Update: I must mention, however, that I was swimming in shallow waters, so the water did not exert too much pressure on my nose.

Your nose might start to bleed underwater if the pool is very deep. If this is your case, it is probably related to the pressure change, as the deeper you go, the more pressure on your nose. If your blood vessels (veins/arteries) in your nose are weak then it might cause a nose bleed.

In my humble opinion you should get out, and consider revising your eating habits and any other factor that may be causing your blood vessels to be weak. It could, anyway, just be hot weather in some cases.

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