February 16, 2010 2:18:41 PM CET
sps (Feb 16 2010, 12:36 PM) said: > original post
We are from tropical weather and this is our second winter here. Colder than last year, we have been experiencing respiratory passage blockages and difficult breathing specially during night times. Is it due to heating in the house, is it common thing here? What would you do, especially our 2yr old has hard time slleping thru the night.
Hello,
It is common with this type of climate. You have the cold air outdoors and the dry indoor heat and this makes for the perfect combination for respiratory issues.
We have family members including myself who suffer with asthma, and I grew up in the cold. Here is my advice and I know it works for us and many.
First invest in a humidifier. it adds moisture back in the air. The info on these products is here or just google it if you want to learn more.http://housewares.about.com/od/humidifiersdehumidifiers/f/coolwrmhumidify.htm
I highly recommend a cool mist humidifer. you can pm me if you want to know which model we got and why we are happy with it.
This is the number one thing I did that made a huge improvement with my children's asthma and coughing.
Next until you can get a cool mist humidifier do the old fashion way my Granny use to do... get a huge pot and fill it was water, boil until the water envaporates, this puts moisture back in the air of your home.
Next, on really cold days wear a scarf over you mouth, it helps warm the air your breathe in and helps with constriction of the airway.
Hope this helps and lets hope summer comes soon!
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