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These days if I feel any sort of respiratory illness coming on I head straight to bed and get my head under the covers. The secret is to create a 'cave' or pock
by pitspotter 6y ago
These days if I feel any sort of respiratory illness coming on I head straight to bed and get my head under the covers. The secret is to create a 'cave' or pocket of air by using a pole or prop to hold the duvet or comforter up like a little tent. Experience does seem to bear out that lungs prefer moist, warm air.
- amelius 6y agoI'm curious though what that would do to CO2 levels. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19411998 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19411998
- pitspotter 6y agoIt'd increase them, for sure. Never mind, though, the only cognitive effort required is a focus on gentle breathing. Plus an occasional flick of the duvet to refresh the air!
- amelius 6y agoFirst comment says: > CO2 tended to cause poor sleep, headache, and hand tremor before it caused cognitive issues.
- pitspotter 6y agoThe idea isn't to go to sleep but to avert a full-blown cold or other respiratory infection if possible. Usually takes 15-45 minutes. But you have to catch it right at the start and you have to be at home, obviously. If you're concerned about carbon dioxide you can either refresh the air periodically or you can create a small gap in the duvet to allow some exchange of air with the surrounding room (whilst keeping the humidity relatively high).