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What Causes Pain At Back Of The Head After Swimming?

Yesterday I went and swam to the bottom of the lake to look for a lost chair, and when I was down there I ran out of air, so I shot myself back up. On my way up the back of my head started hurting, so I started swimming up faster and faster, and the pain also got extremely worse. By the time I got to the top, I could barely think or see straight, and there was a very painful pulsing in the back of the top of my head. It went away after a long nap and some Advil, but it came back sharply when I tried to get back up on the wakeboard. It was so bad that I had to stop right after I got up, but I went jet skiing afterwards and I was fine. This morning I went zip lining, and I was fine, but after trying to go to the toilet, it came back sharply. What happened? Do I have decompression sickness?
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Hello,

* Most likely reason for headache over the scalp back region is due to alteration in the pressure of the internal ear auditory system consisting of lymph around cochlea.

* Certain postural measures and exercises help to resolve the issue at its best possible way.

Do prefer more tight-fitting ear plugs during the next swim round.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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What Causes Pain At Back Of The Head After Swimming?

Hello, * Most likely reason for headache over the scalp back region is due to alteration in the pressure of the internal ear auditory system consisting of lymph around cochlea. * Certain postural measures and exercises help to resolve the issue at its best possible way. Do prefer more tight-fitting ear plugs during the next swim round. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon