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It may be a long shot, but I'd like to add - don't neglect simple things like dryness at home. Are there any issues with mucosa, issues with sleeping (headache

by szszrk 5y ago

It may be a long shot, but I'd like to add - don't neglect simple things like dryness at home. Are there any issues with mucosa, issues with sleeping (headache in the morning, hard to get up, blocked nose)? You seem to do worry about that (you mentioned central heating off). I advice putting a few hygrometers in your place and get a feeling of at what levels you guys feel comfortable with, especially at night. Me and my wife had a lot of issues because of that. Itchy eyes, sore throat, dry mucosa or trouble with breath at night. Me at first due to years of work in air conditioned offices. It was always better when I had a few days off. Now it came back due to remote work and winter season. Wife had problems with mucosa and sore, itchy eyes. It got worse after she gave birth and stayed home a lot. I try to manage it using air humidifiers, those large ones that double as air cleaners, with large hepa filters and so on. Anything smaller is just a toy. I've got a large one running almost 24/7 in the winter and it's usually barely sufficient even with our small flat. Bear in mind: - I think both moisture and temperature at home has a lot of inertia. Plain reading from a hygrometer is often confusing so take into account what's happening around (large temp drop outside, rain, laundry at home, etc.). - I live in a "block" (large house with many flats) and even if I don't use heating, others do. This impacts dryness in my place a lot. - Cheap "Home use" hygrometers are often mediocre and tend to fail quickly (in my case broken ones has shown just a few % difference all year round). I have no other advice here other then replacing those that act weird. - Home use air humidifiers on the market (Europe, in price range around 250 Euro) are often way to small to make any difference. The bigger the better, there are ones that double as air cleaner. They have large fans and push a lot of air through. That works VERY well.

majjam 5y ago
Thank you for your thoughts - would you mind recommending an make of air purifier? The only ones I can find seem too small to be what you are describing
- szszrk 5y ago
  With humidifier - I have a Sharp KC F-32. That was the cheapest thing with humidifier that was available in stores locally. Large filters. Decent airflow. Silent mode that is really silent. Simple humidifier that I think works well. "Auto mode" that works harder when the device has water AND it's below 50% humidity. A nice basic setup. It takes some effort to keep the water "filter" (it's actually a saw-shaped element that just absorbs water like a sponge to make it easier to evaporate) clean. Especially that Sharp claims it should be used with plane water, not distilled water. I don't buy new ones that often as it's somewhat pricey, but clean them once in a while with warm water with lemon (that domestic, citric acid used commonly for food) and make sure it's not wet when not used. The actual filters (carbon and hepa) are very easy to clean and I have not had to replace them yet, so don't worry about costs of those.

by szszrk 5y ago

majjam 5y ago

Thank you for your thoughts - would you mind recommending an make of air purifier? The only ones I can find seem too small to be what you are describing

szszrk 5y ago
With humidifier - I have a Sharp KC F-32. That was the cheapest thing with humidifier that was available in stores locally. Large filters. Decent airflow. Silent mode that is really silent. Simple humidifier that I think works well. "Auto mode" that works harder when the device has water AND it's below 50% humidity. A nice basic setup. It takes some effort to keep the water "filter" (it's actually a saw-shaped element that just absorbs water like a sponge to make it easier to evaporate) clean. Especially that Sharp claims it should be used with plane water, not distilled water. I don't buy new ones that often as it's somewhat pricey, but clean them once in a while with warm water with lemon (that domestic, citric acid used commonly for food) and make sure it's not wet when not used. The actual filters (carbon and hepa) are very easy to clean and I have not had to replace them yet, so don't worry about costs of those.