What happens when you get chlorine in your eyes?

Ah, swimming pools. Just the thought of them evokes images of crystal-clear water and fun in the sun. But wait! Don’t forget about chlorine, that powerful chemical designed to keep those waters pristine! The same compound swimmers can be exposed to occasionally, leading to stinging eyes and tears streaming down their faces like snotty little toddlers.

Why is it always so windy at these places too?! In today’s guide, we’ll discuss what actually happens when one gets chlorine in their eyes – but more comically than a textbook could ever offer!

First Things First: What is Chlorine?

Before discussing something humorous about chlorine-induced ocular distresses (yeah look that one up), let us talk about its properties briefly. Chlorine appears as a greenish-yellow gas with an all-too-familiar odor strong enough to prompt frantic opening windows after every use near someone else’s nose.

Chlorine’s main assets include being an excellent disinfectant agent used worldwide for sterilizing almost everything from food prep surfaces and medical equipment through to public areas contaminated by biological substances.

So there ya go; some respectable facts you can share at your next cocktail party once somebody asks “Hey guys, brainstorm situations where you might accidentally douse this stuff on yourself?”

Sneaking Up On You

Have you ever heard of getting chlorine sneaked into your eye sockets? Suddenly realizing your vision rapidly disappearing under the ooze caused by involuntary watering gazers not rolling around laughing because they realized they were mistaken for fishes jumping out of waterfalls? Yeah… neither have I until doing my research.

So what really happens if/when it does happen?

Ocular exposure symptoms occur within minutes (so much time!), perhaps sometimes seconds depending on how potent the liquid was or close/far away from goggles was face planted into becoming aware too late too bad moments.

How It Feels

You know that one time where you’re blinking in the sun while trying to focus on something at a distance, and every form seems distorted, out of proportion (till eventually disappearing)? That’s sorta what it feels like when chlorine attacks your unprotected eyes except without refreshing ice-cold tea being served soon thereafter.

At first, it’s difficult to distinguish just which eye has been snuck upon or how unbearably bad the disorientation gets. Covering face entirely only helps with certain things – others not so much.

More Symptoms You Didn’t Need To Know Exist:

  • Excessive tearing
  • Frothy discharge 🙁 …
  • Burning sensations
  • Inability to see shapes clearly for an extended period

Note: Just as if someone happens to have experienced any of these symptoms because my memorable incident can still trigger regrettable flashbacks in many an invited guest’s mind!

What To Do

Alrighty then, pop quiz: according to jokes passed down from generations sitting amidst families young and Seniorie – some say pour milk over your eyes right? But nope!

The way forward when such a calamity strikes?

Well, “Solution 1” is usually crying loudly enough until someone comes along who will take care of everything, whereas “solution 2” suggests anyone could potentially be prepared beforehand by Bringing all necessary protective gear covering Eye & nose area (and probably also attract unnerving scowls pointing fingers).

Other suggested options include wearing sunglasses specifically marketed towards swimming pool use – these should shield against those accidental splashes better than giving somebody else doh!

If more desperate measures are required…

…get away from the water body immediately before taking severe steps like flushing eyes repeatedly using cool running tap water awayfromsepticcore additional medical intervention can always offer further advice later-onsite shortly after depending on facility services available at hand

It may seem odd that commonplace household remedies like milk or other ointments on ocular symptoms are being advised here but again, as with any situation; it depends on what you can find near (not inside) water bodies.

Conclusion

We hope the information in this article aided your viewing pleasure (okay that pun was bad). By now, we’ve determined that chlorine isn’t just a harmless pool cleaner – hence why lifeguards wear protective clothing while operating beakers full of the stuff. If eye area landings ever happen to anyone between horsing around splashing groggily away at summer’s blazing heat and diving dogs taking over every quiet corner within whirlpools – get yourself some shelter soon enough! With all kidding aside though: before jumping blindly into those clear yet deceivingly dangerous pool waters, remember Chlorine can come through On top sometimes when they’re not expected. Choose wisely young & old alike!

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