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Why Do I Have Pain In Eye Brows After Going For A Swim?

Hello! Today I went swimming with my friends, and we were diving, doing handstands underwater, and all that other fun stuff. About 45 minutes later I felt this pain on the edge of my left eyebrow, and it came to the point when it was unbearable. Now about 5 hours later it still hurts. It started hurting again when I did cartwheels, handstands and bridges. What is wrong?
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Hi, thanks for asking from HCM.


I can understand your concern. The pain over left eyebrow could be due to

- Inflammation of your eye from chlorinated water

- Contamination of your left side frontal air sinus with swimming pool water. The water can go there through nasal cavity.

As the pain was severe, you must take rest.

- Inhale steam if no eye inflammation. It will enhance aeration of frontal air sinus.

- Consult ophthalmologist if left eye is red

- You can take decongestant tablet like Xylometazoline with painkiller like paracetamol and antiallergic like Cetrizine for pain relief.

- Avoid swimming for few days if pain persists

- You can consult ENT specialist if nasal blockade, post nasal discharge.

Hope it will help. Thanks. Take care.
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Why Do I Have Pain In Eye Brows After Going For A Swim?

Hi, thanks for asking from HCM. I can understand your concern. The pain over left eyebrow could be due to - Inflammation of your eye from chlorinated water - Contamination of your left side frontal air sinus with swimming pool water. The water can go there through nasal cavity. As the pain was severe, you must take rest. - Inhale steam if no eye inflammation. It will enhance aeration of frontal air sinus. - Consult ophthalmologist if left eye is red - You can take decongestant tablet like Xylometazoline with painkiller like paracetamol and antiallergic like Cetrizine for pain relief. - Avoid swimming for few days if pain persists - You can consult ENT specialist if nasal blockade, post nasal discharge. Hope it will help. Thanks. Take care.