humidity

anonymous

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does anyone else have problems with humidity? I live in Cleveland and when the weather is hot and especially rainy, my lungs feel like they're struggling. I use albuterol which helps a little here and there, but it's nothing long lasting. Anyone know of any remedies for relief of this fish out of water feeling?

erin
20/f/cf
 

wuffles

New member
I certainly have issues with humidity. I recently moved to a city with much less humidity and my lungs love it. I went back to where I used to live for a week's holiday and I coughed so much. Even when it rains here, people comment about how much I'm coughing.

Unfortunately, I have no remedies <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> I usually just wait it out. Hopefully someone has some advice because I could use it to <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
 

anonymous

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I do an extra Xopenex treatment and try to stay inside in the air conditioning to combat the humidity.
I, too wish there was something else we could do <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">
 

anonymous

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I think there's a difference between city-humid and country-humid. I spent the summer in remote Southern (U.S.) locales, and the air didn't bother me much. Here in my natural habitat, an unnamed midwestern industrial wasteland where it is slightly <i>less</i> hot and humid, I do feel like that fish you mentioned. Of course, it's because of the pollutants. So I guess the answer, as Emma suggested, is "move." But where? While I was complaining about the weather recently (as I do all but seven days a year around here), someone asked me what the ideal place for a person with CF would be. I thought about the criteria: moderate weather, good medical access, affordability, etc. It's not as simple as it looks at the beginning. Places with good climates, for instance, tend to be expensive because -- duh -- everyone else wants to live there too. Either that, or they're remote, and you (or I, at least) want to be near a good CF center. Still, there are places. I wonder what others would answer.

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Cutecurlz

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36 yr old female with CF. I mived to Ontario from BC a lil over a yr ago and forgot about the humidty here. I have big time problems but I always keep my inhalers with me or if I don't have to go anywhere....I stay home with my A/C.
 

ubuffman2001

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24m w/cf, I live in western ny, and though it is not generally as hot and humid here in the summer and down south, I usually have a tough time. This summer was especially bad. The only thing that seems to have made a major difference, has been using inhaled tobramycin. For whatever reason, it stops my breathing problems. Alternating on one month, off another, I use it 2x a day. So try this.

wuffles. what city or area do u live in? I have been looking for an area with low humidity myself. Also has anyone ever had breathing problems when going to Southern California. I had really bad breathing problems there.
 

anonymous

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my brother with c/f lives in the dessert in california, and i live on the beach. when he visits he has a lot harder time breathing and he coughs a lot more than the usual. The dry, hot dessert air is better for his lungs, although it is so depressing to live there, because it is sooooooo hot and there isn't much to do..................
 

Beth

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What I don't understand is that when it is humid I have trouble breathing but taking a warm shower and letting the room fog up really helps to clear me out. Can anyone tell me the difference?

Beth
 
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