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Apnea Taining Side Effects
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IMO even on an easy breath-hold, you relax everything except holding the epiglottis closed. There is pressure from that, pushing on arteries and veins that lead to and from your head.
It's certainly possible that you're getting bloodshot from that.
Think about when you bear down on the toilet; there's pressure that you can feel in your head.
It's certainly possible that you're getting bloodshot from that.
Think about when you bear down on the toilet; there's pressure that you can feel in your head.
Ye, That makes sense Erik, i can feel the pressure in that area especially when I 1st started. Hopefully I can learn how to reduce that pressure which I think as already become less. My eyes are still a little blood shot as I am training most days but not as bad as when I 1st started. Cheers
Just a quick update on this. After having a few weeks practice i think it might have been related and could be to do with the way in which i was holding my breath. After starting abdominal breathing i think the majority of my air is lower in my body during holds which has helped me to cap the air lower down in a more comfortable position. To conclude, i think it could have been related due to inexperience in hold technique which allowed the air too far up my throat causing pressure to the wrong places.
I experienced a blood rush as well (a pumping feeling but not red eyes) in the beginning of my apnea excercises because my head was facing upwards and i was putting a lot of effort in my throat. Afterwards i put a pillow under my head when doing dry apnea laying on the bed and it felt much easier to hold my breath in with less effort. I tried to simulate that in my dives as well by thinking i keep a tennis ball under my chin in order to fight the urge to look forward as i dive.