donm3ga

My GF and I went to Mammoth about a month ago for snowboarding. We boarded for 4 days. On the 2nd day one of her eyes got really swollen, almost swollen shut. Her eye was when we got up in the morning that 2nd day, then on the slopes it started to swell up. She had her goggles on the whole time. This lasted until the 3rd day. Then on the 4th day her other eye started to swell up.

Just wondering if anyone has ever had this happen to them, or if you know what it is. We want to try and take all the necessary precautions to prevent this from happening again.

Thanks all!

killclimbz

Ummm, go see a doctor.

Could be an allergy, say to the goggle foam. Could be something else totally unrelated like say a brain tumor. I'm not a doctor. I can say that this is in no way normal for a day of boarding. In fact I've never heard of it.

Sounds likes something she should talk to a doctor about. Not 100% sure, but a doctors advice is probably going to be better than the voodoo medicine given out on the web.

donm3ga

Got it coach. Our guess was an allergic reaction to something because it went away immediately after our trip. My guess was the foam on the goggles, but who knows.

I'm gonna go tell her to see a doctor. Thanks!

fainerbainer

It's most likely from the goggle foam ADHESIVE. My guess is that's the problem if it is goggle related.

I showed some kids how you could take the extra part of a name tag sticker and use it as a mask so they put it around their eyes. About 2 minutes later they all were like, "My eyes are watering and itchy."

My guess is the goggle adhesive.

Mr. Right

Tell her to loosen her goggle strap J/K Definitely worthy of a doctor visit and an allergen check. Had she ever worn the goggles before?

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donm3ga

That was her first time using those goggles. They were brand new from WM.

Bobafett

Have to say as a doctor myself that it would be *unusual* to have an allergy to a pair of goggles that only affects the one eye. Unless of course there was something exposed on the goggle on the one eye that wasn't on the other (i.e. some sort of manufacturing defect). Worth seeing your family physician for a quick discussion, but sadly after the fact it's often near on impossible to tell a patient what caused it. You also need to be very specific about what was swollen... the eye, the eyelids, the area surrounding the eye? And whether it was red/painful/the eye was discharging/the vision was intact?? All these things will help her doctor give a more focused answer. Is she absolutely sure she couldn't have gotten anything in the eye on Day One?

Bobafett

I just re-read your initial post. The other swelled after a few days beyond the initial eye swelling. That sounds more like a cross-infection to be honest. Like I say, an allergic reaction is not going to discriminate between eyes; if you're allergic generally speaking any area that's in contact with the allergen is going to be affected at the same time.

donm3ga

Thanks for the help. Her eyelids and surrounding area were swollen. They were a little itchy and a little red. They did not feel sore at all according to her. We'll go to her doctor. Like you said though, he probably cant tell her anything specific. Maybe he can give her some preventative measures though.

NickNorth11

Nasal infection, maybe?