congestion after exercising

[rh71]

anyone else have this happen - after prolonged physical exertion, breathing can be heard within your own head. If you say "ahhhh" to yourself there's an echo inside, or if you say anything for that matter it's got an echo in your head. It feels like some sort of congestion in the back of the throat but it doesn't feel nasal and breathing is perfectly fine other than the heavier breathing. I can actually "hear" my quickened heartbeat right now up in my throat. This lasts for maybe a half hour to an hour.

 

[seepy83]

You might have exercise induced asthma.

 

[Kalvin00]

Lung cancer.

Say your goodbyes now.

 

[rh71]

You might have exercise induced asthma.

Wow sounds about right. From the sounds of it, seems like most people would get this. But it's only 13%.

http://www.webmd.com/asthma/features/athletes-guide-exercise-induced-asthma

Lung cancer.

Grandma died from this, dick.

 

[bignateyk]

Do your ears pop? It's due to a rise in blood pressure.

 

[GotIssues]

This happens to me once in a while and has happened throughout my life and never caused a problem so I never worried about it. Have been in good health most of my life.

 

[blackdogdeek]

Do your ears pop? It's due to a rise in blood pressure.

i was going to guess this too.

 

[rh71]

Do your ears pop? It's due to a rise in blood pressure.

yes - that's actually a better way to describe it... you basically hear your own everything as if you're in a diving helmet underwater.

But why doesn't everyone's blood pressure rise and cause the same thing?

 

[Crusty]

yes - that's actually a better way to describe it... you basically hear your own everything as if you're in a diving helmet underwater.

But why doesn't everyone's blood pressure rise and cause the same thing?

That's happened to me before, feels like I have a giant echo chamber in my skull.

 

[bignateyk]

yes - that's actually a better way to describe it... you basically hear your own everything as if you're in a diving helmet underwater.

But why doesn't everyone's blood pressure rise and cause the same thing?

I dunno.. mine does, but only after intense workouts. If I start to feel my ears popping I usually ease off because an exertion headache is the next step. The blood pressure rise causes blood vessels going up the back of your neck into your head to expand and strike a nerve.

 

[the DRIZZLE]

The increase in blood pressure is causing your Eustachian tubes to open up.

 

[TecHNooB]

This only happens to me when I do cardio after not having done any cardio for a long period of time.

 

[theeedude]

Cut down on the Viagra for your "prolonged physical exertion" , it's a vasodilator 🙂

 

[YoungGun21]

It's normal.

 

[spidey07]

They don't call it Congestive Heart Disease for nothing.

 

[SketchMaster]

yes - that's actually a better way to describe it... you basically hear your own everything as if you're in a diving helmet underwater.

But why doesn't everyone's blood pressure rise and cause the same thing?

Why do some people need glasses? It's just how our bodies formed.

I have the same issue, when I'm breathing hard I can actually feel my ear drums move back and forth from the pressure shift in my sinuses.

It's annoying, but nothing you need to worry about.