Humidifier for copd

[Tilantoe]

Can anybody recommend a humidifier please? I am really so dry and sob with this weather. Do they help?

[2greys]

Hi, try looking through these posts:

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[WheezyAnne]

In my experience, at this time of year, the humidity is too high, making the air feel heavy, as if someone has taken all the oxygen out of it. The best thing I did was get a portable (not my definition) air conditioner (make sure AIr Conditioner, not Air Cooler)which as well as cooling the temperature down in summer, can also reduce the humidity (make sure it says this). You can also get ones that act as heaters as well, but they are even bigger and heavier. You do need to have a window you can reach to put the venting hose out of. The problem is the expense £250 upwards...Most of the DIY stores have them in their catalogues. There are more around since I bought mine. The humidity needs to be between 40 and 60, so you will need a humidistat which shows temperature and humidity, you can buy a cheap battery operated clock shows these. Or, if you wish, get an all singing, all dancing weather station.

First of all though, get yourself some battery operated rechargeable fans, and sit with them blowing gently, wafting over your face. It really does help your brain understand that there is air out there!!

In my experience, as well, portable air conditioners are better at de-humidifying the air than built in air conditioners. Far more controllable.

In winter, when we are using our heaters, the air can become dry, but I haven't managed to crack that problem yet. Any bowls of water left around will need changing and cleaning every day, as moulds and fungus grow so easily.

If you go to the BBC website and.call up where you live, then click on the day and hour, you will see an indication of the humidity level and the air pressure. Air pressure, if dropping, makes it difficult to breath as well, but can't do much about that, apart from monitor it and make sure we take everything we can to prepare for when it gets low ( around 999 in my case).

Hope some of this makes sense.

[Tilantoe in reply to WheezyAnne]

Thankyou for your help. And such detailed reply.

[WheezyAnne]

You mentioned feeling dry. I find when I breathe through my mouth, it gets dry. I have been advised to breathe through my nose, and tummy breathe. They say chewing sugar free gum helps, but I have never been into that. Certainly sugar free sweets help me, as long as they have xylitol as the sweetener. Oh well, back to coughing and spluttering....