Burnt some infected conifer branches a week ago and the wind changed direction leaving me gasping for air and singed nose hair. Now I can't shake off the smell of smoke, tried umpteen nasal sprays and an irrigation and used a nose hair trimmer to no effect. It's worse at night trying to sleep, short of breath, the inhalers are ineffective, only thing that helps is Olbas oil. Any advice please?
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Smelling smoke a week after bonfire
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I’ve not come across this, but have you tried a steroid nasal spray or Sudafed? If it is inflammation then the steroid nasal spray would help. When I am vey congested (nasal) I use Otrivine - but only use occasionally as it can cause rebound congestion.
Used a basic Vicks nasal and supermarket own brand spray, have to check if they contain steroids thanks. Thought the culprit was burnt nasal hair, it's happened before after burning garden waste but never for this amount of time. Even rinsed my nostrils with the shower head to no avail. Not really congested, just the overpowering smell of smoke triggering breathing problems at night.
Googled it and it came up with Phantosmia which doesn't apply, and also states it could be related to thyroid problems which I also have.
Yep. Do not have a bonfire! It affects everyone that breathes in your smoke often triggering asthma. You can take stuff to a recycling centre or get a wheelie bin for council to collect garden waste. I can't tell you how ill I and others get from smoke- no smoke is good for lungs! I suggest you hose down the whole area and everything around it including yourself, if it's in your house then fresh air and just hope when your windows are open nobody lights a bonfire! 🤷♀️Sorry, but there is no excuse for polluting our air. If stuff was infected as you say, put them in a sealed plastic bag to wilt before disposing of responsibly. Thank you.
Wondered how long it would take to get a telling off. Hose it all down? Tut, that's no good for the environment, think of the wasted water.
I also drive a diesel and have an open coal fire too! I've also planted over 20 trees on my property, use solar lights in the house, chose not to breed ergo saving tons and tons on carbon footprints caused by spoilt brats. In the summer I use 3 x12 litre watering cans left in the sun to have a very nice, hot shower. I think I've more than offset burning a few infected tree branches. We use an average of 3 kwh units a day. How much do you use posting unhelpful responses on forums, Facebook, Insta, etc; etc;?
I don't do FB etc. All your good intentions seem to have gone up in smoke with your bonfire. Presumably now you know how they affect you, you may consider how they affect others, especially those with already damaged lungs? You've found various means to reduce your carbon footprint, admirable and well done but counter those with burning - smoke damages lungs, fact - including your own. Hope you can find an alternate way, there are other options.
Congrats, you're the first troll I've encountered on here. As for damaging other people's lungs there's not another house near me for a mile thank God. How about all the years we've all been huffing on CFC inhalers contributing to the destruction of the ozone layer?
What would have been the best option in your extremely vociferous opinion, allow all the other 14 conifer trees to become infected and die depriving all the wildlife of their habitation, or burn a few, and I mean a few, infected branches?
Why not do something useful with your time and lobby the inhaler manufacturers to provide just gas cannisters and cut down on all the plastic waste? Or troll some other poor s*d, get a hobby, take up knitting, painting, etc etc; End of!
I appreciate you and fraid have different views here, and you're both entitled to your opinions and to express them respectfully.
But can you please keep the discussion civil as per forum guidelines, and not call someone else a troll and essentially tell them to get lost because they disagree with you?
Here are the forum guidelines FYI: healthunlocked.com/asthmalu...
If u could see singed nasal hair,its prob higher up too.hope it soon fades
It really is annoying to have a smell linger in your nose, especially a nasty one. I have fibromyalgia (my list of medical conditions is not short) and will feel and smell things long after the event. When I have a phantom smell that won't go away, I try to replace it with another smell - best for me are shampoo in the shower and food (anything with a scent, especially baked goods which are very fragrant). The last smell is the one that lingers, and this "smell replacement" usually works for me. I've had to do this often this summer as we've had a lot of wildfire smoke in our area; my asthma always alerts me to the presence of the smoke (so many inhaler refills this year!) before my nose smells it. I hope you're able to "clear your nose" as it were.
Sorry to hear you're a fellow sufferer. I've taken to using an ear bud soaked in Olbas oil ( oh God don't mention oil to 'fraid' ) up my nose at night. Great help and long lasting.
Quick note that I'm glad this works for you and is clearly fine for your asthma. But anyone reading this, just be aware of your triggers or potential triggers alongside smoke if you need to try it. Anything you already use/eat would presumably be fine as you know it doesn't set you off, but don't go wild with essential oils or even Olbas oil if you don't know for sure it isn't a trigger (it can be for some).
I know you weren't recommending this petmice or pffft2017, and were saying what works for you - but not everyone is aware about scents and asthma, and I wanted to warn people not to go crazy with what they use as a replacement scent just in case.
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