do you know of any illness where a person can't stand to sit around fans or air conditioners due to the air
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Your mom may be having an allergic reaction to the dust or mold stirred up by fans or AC. If she has a tendency to develop asthma, the cold air can also irritate her airways and make her short of breath.\n\nDizzy spells can be a symptom of low blood pressure. Ask her when she gets these spells (where, when and what she's doing at the time). That will help narrow down the possible causes.
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I am not a filter expert but I do know if you have asthma you Do Not want to run a humidifier....."bed bugs" and other micro scopic allergans live off of the humidity in the air, carpet, clothes, ect.... causing asthma symptoms to become relentless.So while you are at the store picking up a filter, I would also buy a humidity monitoring device......Humidifiers, when not cleaned properly can also release pseudomonas....a bacteria that can keep your whole family sick without be detected.......good luck
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If you mean the wind is blowing spray toward & into your house, more fans alone won't help; you should add filtering if possible.  Since most computer fans exhaust, and the intakes are all over the case, maybe it would be easier to put the computer in a small room with a recirculating air purifier (fan & HEPA filter).  This would help preserve the peripherals too.
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Restrictive airway disease is not a specific disease - its a term to describe any condition that decreases your ability to get air into your lungs.   It could be from a condition like scoliosis (an abnormal curving of the spine) which basically "squishes" the lungs, or from a problem with the lungs themselves, like pulmonary fibrosis.   But basically, it means your friend may have difficulty getting a big breath in, and may get short of breath during regular activities.
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You cant do anything about that. I hated it when I used my laptop in the kitchen to watch because of the sinc problem. I was told it was the bus speed that caused that.
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I heard it too...\n\nthey say that, if the filters are not cleaned & maintained periodically, then, continous exposure to Dirty Air from the Air conditioner, will cause Lung Problems...\n\nis it true???
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A air purifier is a start.  If its real bad, consider getting rid of carpets, rugs and pets.  Good luck.
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From my experience, I lived in a mouldy apartment last year. I experienced on-going sinus and alergy problems. This totally affected my life. My clothes also began to get mouldy too, so when I wore those clothes even after I'd moved out of the apartment, I had to excuse myself from work, so I could go home and change because the effect of the mould on my eyes and   throat and nose was so bad. I literally couldnt do my job because of it. Hope this experience helps.
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I don't know of any specific studies about air conditioning.  However, I do know from experience that evaporative coolers promote the growth of mold and bacteria, due to the humidity they produce.  Mold and bacteria also can grow on the cooler itself.  Air conditioners, due to being more dry, inhibit the growth of mold and bacteria.  Air conditioning also helps keep out pollens and allergens from the outside air.  This can mean fewer lung and sinus infections for allergy and asthma sufferers.\n\nThat's not to say they're automatically more healthy.  Stale air isn't so good for us; we need fresh air circulating.  And, dry air means dry nasal passages and airways, which means they're in less-optimal condition to help us fight off cold, flu, and little infections we encounter.  So, depending on your local climate, and your allergy/asthma situation, air conditioning could be healthier, or it might not be.
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Hi.  You may have something known as raynaud's phenomena.  I have this and I can never stay warm either.
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The problems with the air conditioning causing you ill health can be several, examples of these are as follows:\n1) Filters have not been replaced\n2) No maintenance has been carried out on AC Plant\n3) No health and safety inspection been carried out by Safety Rep\n4) No air sample taken for analysis\n5) No Risk Assessment has been made by management\n6) Vents not been cleaned\n7) Sick building syndrome\n\nRecommendation's\n\n1) See your safety rep and ask that a air quality analysis be carried out by qualified person's. Your School has a duty of care under the Health and Safety Act 1974.\n2) If your School refuses to do this, then your safety rep should contact the Health and Safety Executive\n3) Vist the HSE website for further unformation
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no you could go out in the dead of winter butt naked socking wet and not get sick. people get sick from other people, when you go to work or go shopping...although if you sit in front of an air conditioner you could get a stiff neck.
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It may not be the air conditioning that's causing that....
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It is the dry air which causes such a problem.  Check for the humidity levels as undue dryness will aggravate your problem.
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Yes, Just because someone else chooses to risk there life doesn't mean i should have to. And many people have allergies and asthma so why should they get sick when someone could easily just go out side.
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Oh my goodness yes.  A lot of elderly people wear clothing that feels too uncomfortably hot to us because of poor circulaton and reduced activity.  We are constantly moving around, so we would not feel cold as easily, nor do most younger people have circulation problems.  Also, some elderly are confused about what time of year it is, so they may continue to wear their long johns into the summer months.  \n  Some of the elderly will insist on not using an air conditioner or even have a heater on in the hot weather.  If they do this, they should be in a facility where someone else can regulate their environment so that they do not die of heat stroke.
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install air condition that filter virus