Kids’ Health Concerns: Sore Eyes

What is wrong with the pool? My kids have sore eyes?

It is possible that the ‘PH’ level is either too high or too low.  Only occasionally are sore eyes caused by the chlorine level being too high.

More often than not it is simply that the children have been swimming underwater for long periods with their eyes open. Swimming pool water is not a natural substance for the eye to be exposed to.

Kids’ Earaches

What is wrong with my pool? The Kids have earache!

Probably nothing is wrong with the pool. It is almost certainly Tropic Ear, a fungus growth caused by dampness in the ear.

A Doctor can fix it very quickly. Better still, teach your children to dry inside their ears as soon as they get out of the pool.