Humidity, viruses and common cold

Life Health & Fitness
#1

Hello there. So I’m back to my country, and my city has a terribly DRY air. Apparently also poluted (no rain this year :frowning: ). After the first day here my throat and sinus were totally fucked up, and I´ve been with a really serious cold for 3 days or so.

Everytime I come back here I undergo something similar with my throat. I even bleed from my nose!

So… I wanted to know if this is something that also happens to those of you who live in Taipei and are from a much drier place, and if this is possibly anything to do with catching colds (the drier the more prone to get sick?).

Thanks!

#2

For sure. Always felt it going back in winter in NY with the dry indoor heat.

#3

Yeah, that’s another one: radiators make air even drier :S

#4

Same thing happens to me as well and I come from a supposedly damp country in Europe! I get a bad cough in particular.
One idea is to get a cheap humidifier to humidify your bedroom. Even boil up some water and steam up the room a bit might help.

#5

Ha. I did this yesterday…