Reading newspaper is harmful ????

[free15years]

For 26 years I worked in a local newspaper office, which dealt with three main newspapers. All those years I never had a problem with the paper or the print. I now find, I cannot read or hold a newspaper or it makes me wheeze and become breathless. Anyone else experience this ???? Strange x Sorry I forgot to mention I suffer with COPD. x

[greatauntali]

Don't often read a newspaper but I have noticed that some of them give off fumes so perhaps that is what is causing your reaction.

[stone-UK]

Hi

No problem with news print, but do have issues with coloured magazines and pamphlets, acts as a trigger some more so than others seems worse when they are wrapped in plastic envelope.when opened the odour can be stifling.

[Hidden]

Most of the news these days is enough to take your breath away!

[free15years in reply to Hidden]

Haha,,,So true x

[PMRPete]

Paper Allergy

"Consider using an air purifier which can filter the allergens in your room whenever you read a newspaper to reduce the dust when flipping the newspaper."

news.doccheck.com/en/blog/p...

[free15years in reply to PMRPete]

Thank you x

[2greys]

I would also think that paper dust could also cause problems not forgetting that a lot of paper also contains cotton fibers, which is also thought to cause COPD amongst workers in the rag trade

[Hidden]

For me its reading / listening to the news that's harmful to health, online digital, on tv etc.

I've not bought a newspaper for over 30 years probably so wouldn't know about the print but I suspect it would irritate the lungs, people working in printing use nasty chemicals so it is a health hazard but then there are many trades with such risks.

[challny]

Dang, I worked in a newspaper newsroom for 38 years and now have COPD. But also smoked. Never really considered my work environment as a possible contributor.

[free15years in reply to challny]

Although many people think that newspapers are harmless, bet not many know you can get paper fleas and paper mites. As you, I also worked in the newsroom, but we were surrounded by newspapers and newspaper files every minute. Never gave it a thought, until myself and my husband have recently started to buy a paper every day for a while. I would get half way through the paper and then could feel it was affecting me. I also smoked, as many working in that industry did, trying to beat deadlines, made you that way LOL!!!!!, However, I gave up smoking 15 years ago, and thought that would help the rest of my life. x