Humid Weather

[Nedragymni]

Humid Weather is not helping... any good tips on dealing with it. MVA sufferer. Many Thanks

[Milkfairy Heart Star]

Living with MVA can be challenging.

I tend to feel much better in the warm weather.

Are you able to sleep at night? If I get over tired that can make my MVA and Vasospastic angina worse.

Learning to pace is important, take plenty of rest and breaks drink plenty of water. Use a fan. Go into a supermarket and stand by a chiller cabinet....yes I have done this!

If I get too hot I sit with my feet in a cool bowl of water or put my hands and wrists in a basin of water.

I survived 45oC in Lisbon last August.

[dunestar]

I'm a great believer in Milkfairy's trick of walking round the chiller cabinets in the supermarket!

[Sunnie2day]

I have multiple conditions, none being MVA - but humidity great affects my recurrent pericarditis and pericardial effusion; it brings on angina without me doing much more than stepping into the garden and taking a breath.

I usually keep an oscillating fan going in the room I'm in to move the air (which causes it to 'dry' a bit), and we're (husband and I) thinking it may be a good idea to invest in a few dehumidifier units for the days the fans can't keep the humidity down. We're in NE Scotland or we'd fit whole house air conditioning - this latest spell of high humidity is keeping me inside planted right in the path of the fans to keep from feeling horrid.

Btw, Milkfairy is right to ask about sleeping. We keep the fan going all night in the bedroom and it is very helpful for keeping the room comfortably dry enough for me to sleep well.

An air conditioning unit (single room or whole house) is the single best weapon for those suffering from humidity. I had the whole house a/c unit whilst living and working in the USA and it really worked to keep me not only 'comfortable', but able to be 'near-normal' active as long as I didn't go outside for more than five minutes.

[Lezzers in reply to Sunnie2day]

I have a dehumidifier, have never thought to use it for high humidity, duh!! Thanks for the tip, will give it a try

[Kristin1812 Heart Star]

Like you, I find humidity a real problem. I try to pace myself much better... .....less strain on the heart.....until humidity reduces. It’s the same with fog (and cold and wind). Heat alone is OK, but only as long as I drink lots.

[Nedragymni in reply to Kristin1812]

That is just how I feel and glad not the only one. Thank you to all who have been kind enough to reply, it has all been appropriated.