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>my entire family is using more meds to counter allergies due to temps and humidity changing a lot. People don't get sick from temperature changes. I'm in Cana
by dghughes 3y ago
>my entire family is using more meds to counter allergies due to temps and humidity changing a lot.
People don't get sick from temperature changes. I'm in Canada and in winter go from a 25C house to -25C outside. We'd all be dead of that were true. Late winter early spring I am outside in a t-shirt shovelling show in -7C.
- hutzlibu 3y ago"People don't get sick from temperature changes." But you were used to it from being raised in such a climate. Those who are not (or lived in air conditioned houses all the time) can get serious trouble adopting. Edit: I know people who like walking bare foot, but cannot really, because they had floor heating all the time as a child. So now they get sick really fast, if their feet gets a little bit cold. I had no floor heating and I can walk barefeet in the snow (for some time. And today I like floor heating in the bathroom). My point is, be conscious how you raise your kids and live yourself. Don't make it too comfortable .. Edit2: you can train it even in the shower: switch from cold to hot a couple of times, as intense as you can manage with conscious breathing. That helps me, if I don't overdo it.
- Spivak 3y agoI have to pound mucinex to not get a sinus infection every damn season change.
- rodrigodlu 3y agoWe are not used to such changes. And people here are not used to change from winter clothes to summer in the same day. Like I said, it's usually associated to autumns in the south (carrying both types of clothes). Since people is not prepared correctly, the number of people I see coughing in the subway is definitely higher. Not extreme deaths like covid, but impairs people more than usual. Also my daughter is bringing more stuff from the school that are not learning and knowledge, but viruses of all kinds.
- arroz 3y agoPeople definitely get sick from weather change I am from South America and moved to Canada and find Canadians are most of the time either inside their cars or indoors, both places they can control the temperature Heaters are not common at all in South America, nor are thermostats. Air conditioners are somewhat but I wouldn’t say a majority of the population has them. And a smaller percentage of the populations owns a vehicle because it’s expensive for them.
- Xunjin 3y agoI'm also from Brazil's south region, and rapid climate changes, mostly caused by quick changes on humidity, makes my upper airway irritated as hell. Allergic rhinitis is a hell of sickness depending what triggers it :)
- woile 3y agoThat's right. But allergies are usually related to trees or insects. I think with warm weather trees are confused and they start pollination.
- throwbadubadu 3y agoWeather is more than temperature (e.g. headaches correlating to bariometric changes are well known), and in general I would refrain from "people..." statements based one your personal n=1 sample study :/ There is also a large spectrum between sick and dead, you know? Individuals differ a lot, just be happy if not affected and all is fine for you :) Also kind of funny to read such hero experiences of someone stepping out for a short amount of time of his controlled climate, pure luxury, enjoy but stay calm!
- AbrahamParangi 3y agoOne cultural difference between the US and much of the rest of the world is that even though the US is very religious, it is not at all superstitious.
- avgcorrection 3y agoI don’t understand what this points to since the conversation was about South America and Canada.