I was right in knowing I was coming down with something and was floored by a cold the next day. Having a cold might not seem like much to most but a cold affects as though I have a bad bout of flu
I’m sorry to hear you’re feeling a bit rundown. I find helpful, using Sterimar Breathe Easy Daily 100ml Saline spray from Boots to keep my sinuses clean, blowing one nostril gently at a time. I also use Buteyko breathe holds when I feel my sinuses are blocking up, using my index finger and thumb to hold my nostrils closed, while keeping my mouth closed at the same time, for as long as I can before I feel I need to take a breath again, usually, around 15-45 secs. This, alongside the saline spray prevents viruses getting into my nose, and helps prevent the onset of sinus infections. Patrick Mckeown from the Buteyko clinic in Ireland is really good, discussing how breath holds and breathing through you’re nose with you’re mouth closed can help strengthen you’re immune system and help you have a better sleep. As for the mould in you’re home, I’ve had issues with that as well. It’s sad really heating is so expensive, because a cold home can increase the likelihood of mould, as well as not ventilating you’re home enough. But Tesco’s sell a great spray for removing mould from you’re walls and window frames. It’s called Cillit Bang Power Cleaner - Black Mould Remover 750ml for £1.99. But the best time to clean the mould off is in the summer or a warm day, so you can open you’re windows, decreasing the chances of inhaling the mould spores in, when you’re cleaning. And depending how bad you’re mould is, using a disposable face mask and gloves as well. Also, I bought some cheap humidity monitors for my home, called Therm Pro on Amazon. I bought 4, placing them in the rooms I spend the most time in. Ideally, according to the experts, agree that anything between 30-60% humidity is acceptable for a home environment. Anything lower will create problems, just as anything higher will create problems. Depending on where you live and your humidity concerns, your ideal level may be on the upper or lower end of that range. When I had a chronic sinus infection during the pandemic and recurring chest infections because I had constant blocked sinuses, finding it difficult to obtain help from my GP surgery, I found out about Buteyko, and Saline spray, as well as the importance of humidity in the home, and how that can cause respiratory problems. You don’t realise because we can’t afford to heat our homes like before, and when we don’t ventilate our homes enough, boiling the kettle up, and leaving damp clothing lying around after coming indoors from outside, when it rains, or leaving washed clothing to dry, without having adequate heating, how all these things can increase humidity levels. I hope you enjoy you’re time spent in London when you come down with you’re mum. I’m a Londoner by the way, and it’s not a bad city, even though it has it’s good and bad points. #buteyko #patrickmckeown #nitricoxide #nosebreathing
Thank you for the recommendations on the products, I shall give them a try. The mould in the rooms is being caused by damp so I won't be able to get rid of it for good until things are fixed, I believe that it is a problem with the guttering plus there's damp from before the landlady replaced the old windows that were letting water in. The house, even in summer, is too cold to dry out any damp. I don't think the house even has insulation in the walls and there's none in the attic. I am using disposable dehumidifiers atm that are helping somewhat. I bought 3 different mould products to try, I am going to do a test patch with each product and see if they stop the mould growing back or not
I was right in knowing I was coming down with something and was floored by a cold the next day. Having a cold might not seem like much to most but a cold affects as though I have a bad bout of flu
I’m sorry to hear you’re feeling a bit rundown. I find helpful, using Sterimar Breathe Easy Daily 100ml Saline spray from Boots to keep my sinuses clean, blowing one nostril gently at a time. I also use Buteyko breathe holds when I feel my sinuses are blocking up, using my index finger and thumb to hold my nostrils closed, while keeping my mouth closed at the same time, for as long as I can before I feel I need to take a breath again, usually, around 15-45 secs. This, alongside the saline spray prevents viruses getting into my nose, and helps prevent the onset of sinus infections. Patrick Mckeown from the Buteyko clinic in Ireland is really good, discussing how breath holds and breathing through you’re nose with you’re mouth closed can help strengthen you’re immune system and help you have a better sleep. As for the mould in you’re home, I’ve had issues with that as well. It’s sad really heating is so expensive, because a cold home can increase the likelihood of mould, as well as not ventilating you’re home enough. But Tesco’s sell a great spray for removing mould from you’re walls and window frames. It’s called Cillit Bang Power Cleaner - Black Mould Remover 750ml for £1.99. But the best time to clean the mould off is in the summer or a warm day, so you can open you’re windows, decreasing the chances of inhaling the mould spores in, when you’re cleaning. And depending how bad you’re mould is, using a disposable face mask and gloves as well. Also, I bought some cheap humidity monitors for my home, called Therm Pro on Amazon. I bought 4, placing them in the rooms I spend the most time in. Ideally, according to the experts, agree that anything between 30-60% humidity is acceptable for a home environment. Anything lower will create problems, just as anything higher will create problems. Depending on where you live and your humidity concerns, your ideal level may be on the upper or lower end of that range. When I had a chronic sinus infection during the pandemic and recurring chest infections because I had constant blocked sinuses, finding it difficult to obtain help from my GP surgery, I found out about Buteyko, and Saline spray, as well as the importance of humidity in the home, and how that can cause respiratory problems. You don’t realise because we can’t afford to heat our homes like before, and when we don’t ventilate our homes enough, boiling the kettle up, and leaving damp clothing lying around after coming indoors from outside, when it rains, or leaving washed clothing to dry, without having adequate heating, how all these things can increase humidity levels. I hope you enjoy you’re time spent in London when you come down with you’re mum. I’m a Londoner by the way, and it’s not a bad city, even though it has it’s good and bad points. #buteyko #patrickmckeown #nitricoxide #nosebreathing
Thank you for the recommendations on the products, I shall give them a try. The mould in the rooms is being caused by damp so I won't be able to get rid of it for good until things are fixed, I believe that it is a problem with the guttering plus there's damp from before the landlady replaced the old windows that were letting water in. The house, even in summer, is too cold to dry out any damp. I don't think the house even has insulation in the walls and there's none in the attic. I am using disposable dehumidifiers atm that are helping somewhat. I bought 3 different mould products to try, I am going to do a test patch with each product and see if they stop the mould growing back or not