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| FolkHearts |
Posted - Feb 09 2013 : 2:34:52 PM
Hey everyone,
Does anyone have any tips on how to add a little humidity to the air? My apartment has been so dry, as well as my art room at the local high school. My students have been working with clay which really sucks up the moisture in the air, but I have been teaching them how to reduce the clay dust by cleaning up after themselves and wiping down the room with a wet cloth. My apartment however is super dry and I wake up with an uncomfortable amount of sinus pressure every morning. please help, I could use some farmgirl tips!
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| heritagehunter |
Posted - Feb 28 2014 : 6:12:51 PM
My Grandmother would keep a pan of water by the floor vents. It cut back on the frequency of my nose bleeding.
When I do get a bloody nose, I put a cold wet towel on the back of my neck and on my nose. It goes away quicker. |
| Sitnalta |
Posted - Feb 27 2014 : 9:49:56 PM
it has been pretty bad over here. that paired with the allergies. frequent steam facials to clear the sinuses is all ive done so far. winter need to end soon we can breathe!
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| teckelhut |
Posted - Feb 27 2014 : 4:00:58 PM
Just make sure you are using a cool air humidifier and not a warm one. The warm ones make sinus problems worse. The only time you need that kind is if you have a chest cold.
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Feb 10 2013 : 06:54:43 AM
I live in Colorado, high altitude, dry climate all the time. Just the same idea of a humidifier in the house and/or bedroom. I, too, get sinus congestion at night from it. And, lotion companies love us,we have to use moisturizing lotions ALL THE TIME, as well as lots of and regular use of contact lens drops.
Hoping you find some help!
CJ
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| HodgeLodge |
Posted - Feb 09 2013 : 4:03:33 PM
Dry here too, I guess I will have to run the humidifier during the day. I get so dry at night even with it on, I can't hardly swallow. Thanks
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| FolkHearts |
Posted - Feb 09 2013 : 3:29:42 PM
Thanks Annie! I will have to pick one up!
I have been a miner for an art of gold <3 |
| AnnieinIdaho |
Posted - Feb 09 2013 : 2:43:23 PM
Hi...Yes, the air is very dry this winter. My husband even started getting nose bleeds which he never had his whole life. We use a small portable humidifer we bought at Walgreen's. Most pharmacy stores have a model of some kind. The doctor told us to use it all day and at night to put it by his bedside. I know in our other home where we had a wood stove we used to put a big kettle on top filled with water and let it steam to add moisture in the air. One could fill a big pot of water on top of the stove and let it boil away, but put on a timer so you can turn off the stove before the water is gone. A good hot shower will steam up one room with moisture for you, but this year has been extra dry to us here in Nevada. Good luck on this. Annie
"The turnings of life seldom show a sign-post; or rather, though the sign is always there, it is usually placed some distance back, like the notices that give warning of a bad hill or a level railway-crossing." Edith Wharton, 1913 from 'The Custom of the Country'. |
