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Chlorine Exposure and Seizures
Mon, 09/24/2007 - 14:06Topic: Living With Epilepsy - Youth
Hi,
I'm pretty new around here, and I really appreciate all of the great information. Some of it is applicable, and all of it is informative. Thanks.
Anyway, my 5 year-old has been diagnosed with Focal Onset Seizures. She has had two Complex Partial Seizures in as many months, and is now on Keppra (after an alergic reaction to Trileptal). We're just waiting for the next one.
In some of the research that I have done, I have found a couple of studies that linked Chlorine exposure to seizures. Most chlorine exposure research focuses on lung damage, but these focused on neurological damage that caused seizures.
My question, is it possible to get elevated levels of exposure to Cholorine from a pool / hot tub? Daily use? Hot tub vapors? Over chlorination? All summer exposure?
Another question might be "Do epilepsy diagnosis go up in the summer or among children who are exposed frequently to pools?
I know this is a far reach, and there is no supporting research, that I have found on the relationship between pool use and epilepsy, but I thought that I would throw this out there and see if anyone else sees an similarities in their situation.
Thanks again for the awesome information.
Cris
Comments
See a Lyme specialist.
Submitted by Pjlee.team on Mon, 2020-03-02 - 22:03
My 10 year old son had a seizure after working out on dry land on the deck of an indoor swimming pool. After 5 neurologists and 3 doctors and 3 ER hospital systems, we finally had to find an ILADS.org lyme literate doctor and he was diagnosed with Lyme. The seizure comes from bacteria dying from his own immune system and overloading his lymphatic system, kidneys, and liver to be able to detox as fast as the bacterial death. They release toxins when they die. Exposure to the pool chlorine air got absorbed into his body and overloaded his ability to detox. Sometimes it was the food he ate or stress triggering it because he is so blocked full of oxidative stress from the bacteria die off. I urge you to have your son tested for Lyme by a specialist.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Chlorine Exposure and Seizures
Submitted by criskris on Mon, 2007-10-01 - 14:50
She was not sick before either of her seizures. She did, however, spend a lot of time in the pool and hot tub all summer. In addition, I kept the chlorine level up high (5+ ppm), to help fight an algae problem. None of my other family members had any problems with skin, eyes, breathing, etc that usually occur with chlorine exposure.
Here are some links to the research that I did on chlorine exposure and seizures. Of course, with epilepsy, it is very likely that the swimming is simply a coincidence...but worth checking out.
http://www.journalarchive.jst.go.jp/english/jnlabstract_en.php?cdjournal=indhealth1963&cdvol=41&noissue=4&startpage=299
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0907/is_1_55/ai_61182070
(Sorry No link on this one)
Piikivi, L. & Hanninem, H (1989) Subjective symptoms and psychological performance f chlorine alkali workers.
Scandanavian Journal of work, environment and Health 15, 69-74
Please let me know if you find any more research on this topic.
Cris
Re: Re: Re: Chlorine Exposure and Seizures
Submitted by valorie on Thu, 2007-09-27 - 11:37
Hi, this caught my eye because I was just reading about some exposures to chemicals, such as chlorine can cause seizures. Something about free radicals. I was looking into this b/c my 3 yr old daughter had a siezure 4 mths ago after a week long virus with diarhhea and vomiting for several days. The day after she seemed to get better we went on vacation and she played in the pool the entire day(this was her first time-ever) and that night (or morning 6:30 AM) she had a seizure. Was your daughter sick when she had her seizure, or was it just after being in the pool?