Humidifier

[jojokarak]

Hiya 😊 I moved home just before lock down and I was sleeping on my sofa I have decorated my bedroom now but everytime I get in bed I wake up coughing and needing my inhalers, last night I came close to calling an ambulance but after a good few puffs and an hour of calming myself I got it under control

I have noticed the dry air in my flat my nose and throat are abnormally dry from my old house and I done some research and humidifier keeps coming up, do they work? And if so could anyone recommend one please 😁

[Troilus]

Is it only when you are in the bedroom? I am wondering if it is to do with the fact that it has been recently decorated.

[jojokarak in reply to Troilus]

I left it a week before going in my bedroom as paint is one of my triggers... I do think it's because of drier air that's why I was asking if a humidifier is a good option 😁

[Troilus in reply to jojokarak]

Can’t answer that one. Sorry. Humidity is one of my triggers. I have a dyson air purifier, which is very good, but expensive - not a humidifier though.

[jojokarak in reply to Troilus]

Thanks for replying anyway 😊

[TarkatheOtter]

We had the hallway, stairs and landing decorated with low odour paint just as the lockdown happened. With the dyson tower fan and six medium sized green plants (not flowers or grasses) in the bedroom we have not had any issues- hope this helps

[Wintersbite]

My old flat the neighbors upstairs to me kept flooding my landing so I used to buy those cheap disposable ones they do the same job as a big one but when I first moved down to the area I'm in now 6yrs ago that landlord was everything the cure was his hymuderfyer/ dehumidifier when we said about mold he said use some mold paint and keeping the dehumidifier on and its not working because we didn't listen to him it took me getting removed by the hospital and for environment health to come out because his rules cause me to have newmoania I was placed in new accommodation due to safety from the landlord to this day that landlord still blames us because we didn't keep to his rules once I got sick and forcefully removed by health and safety .

So save money just get some disposable ones or like someone else said maybe that Dyson thing .

Good luck

[Poobah]

Dry air is one of my triggers but I find my home is OK. We had very dry air at work as it was heated or kept cool by an air system. Humidifiers were provided but they weren't maintained so bacterial/mold spores became a problem as no one was cleaning the machines. Anything water based can become a health hazard if not looked after properly.

In the meantime try keeping the windows open, especially when it rains and keep the bathroom door open as well as the bedroom door open so that the bathroom humidity is shared across the home. You could also put out basins of fresh water every day to help the humidity levels.

If none of these things work then I suspect that a humidifier is required but make sure you get one that's easy to clean.

[ChrissieMons]

Keep a window open at night and dry your towels near your radiator. You just have to try different things to see what works before spending lots of money on machines. Good luck!

[twinkly29]

Just be careful with open windows if pollen or weather changes are an issue for you. I love an open window in the fresh air/moving air sense - but pollen (including at night, when some pollens settle, and when it rains) and weather changes mean my chest doesn't like an open window.

Of course for some people it's a fantastic solution - just not for me.

[Lysistrata Administrator Community Ambassador]

I also wonder if it could be the bedroom decoration - perhaps a week wasn't long enough depending on the paint?

It may help to leave a window open in the daytime if you're not in there, but as Twinkly29 says be careful with open windows especially at night. My lungs are very sensitive to temperature and often can't handle an open window unless it's very warm; there may also as she says be pollen etc coming in from outside plus weather changes (which also set me off).

Never used a dehumidifier so cannot help there sorry!

[jojokarak]

I bought the humidifier it's the best thing I've purchased in a very long time 😁

I haven't slept through since I moved here but since I have been using it I am sleeping six hours straight and no coughing and no dry throat or nose x