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To ask why is dh's asthma OK in Corfu?

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Tuddlepops · 21/09/2024 12:39

We're here now and dh hasn't used his inhalers at all. Been here since Thursday. We've been before and dh didn't then either. We thought that must have been a one off?

It's mild asthma but he is a but wheezy at home. It came on very late in life.

Any ideas? It's rained so not been dry every day.

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Plippleton · 21/09/2024 15:04

Are you sure he has asthma and not wheezing caused by an allergy such as dust mites or pollen? Get a skin prick allergen test.

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 21/09/2024 14:53

I joke that I need a prescription to live in Ibiza. No wheezing, hayfever, rhinitis. My eczema clears up in a couple of days, my eyes don't run, don't need any histamines.

I live in London I actually think a lot of it is due to pollution.

ShortyWentLow · 21/09/2024 14:48

I only have it when the air is cold. I wouldn't know I had it if I lived in a hot country.

SensibleSigma · 21/09/2024 14:47

Humidity?

Freshersfluforyou · 21/09/2024 14:42

Tuddlepops · 21/09/2024 12:39

We're here now and dh hasn't used his inhalers at all. Been here since Thursday. We've been before and dh didn't then either. We thought that must have been a one off?

It's mild asthma but he is a but wheezy at home. It came on very late in life.

Any ideas? It's rained so not been dry every day.

Do you have a pet at home and on holiday you are away from the pet? Could pet dander be making it worse.

Firenzeflower · 21/09/2024 14:39

Not sure but when my brother went to Australia for what was meant to be a years travelling he had so many asthma attacks he gave up and came home. He spent more time in the hospital than he did anywhere else.

TigerRag · 21/09/2024 14:36

My mum said the same - her chest is better when they go to Malta. I went to Malta once and really struggled with the heat.

MonsterasEverywhere · 21/09/2024 14:29

I bought a dehumidifier last year which also works as an air purifier. I noticed my hayfever wasn't half as bad this year, so maybe have a look at those. Mine is a MEACO Arete One 12L Dehumidifier & Air Purifier.

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Tuddlepops · 21/09/2024 14:19

I wonder if there's something I can buy to improve air quality in our house? I'll have a Google.

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bigTillyMint · 21/09/2024 14:17

I sneeze a lot at home, itchy sinuses, etc, but while we were in Western Canada in the summer I didn’t sneeze once.

Must be air quality and temperature?

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Tuddlepops · 21/09/2024 14:13

We live by the sea and often walk along the cliffs. We don't have any pets. Wooden floors except the bedroom. Maybe we need to get rid of the bedroom carpet?

He is ok with using his inhalers at home. But can wheeze a bit sometimes.

Interesting how many have noticed the same.

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Chessfan · 21/09/2024 14:01

iwfja · 21/09/2024 13:55

I moved to Austria many years ago, never touched an inhaler since. Asthma just disappeared. I'd noticed on holidays there that my asthma was better and that was part of the reason I moved.
In my case it's the drier air and the lack of pollution.

Interesting some family friends moved there a few years ago, they are way mor outdoorsy now. Is it a very outdoorsy culture?

Filamumof9 · 21/09/2024 13:58

I think it is the heat and the air. I used to be terribly asthmatic but since moving to the Caribbean, I have not had an attack. Only time I experience it is when I am back in Europe for visits.

sunsetsandboardwalks · 21/09/2024 13:56

When we moved to Cumbria from Suffolk, my mum stopped needing her inhalers almost overnight.

iwfja · 21/09/2024 13:55

I moved to Austria many years ago, never touched an inhaler since. Asthma just disappeared. I'd noticed on holidays there that my asthma was better and that was part of the reason I moved.
In my case it's the drier air and the lack of pollution.

CocktailsAtNoon · 21/09/2024 13:42

Gcsunnyside23 · 21/09/2024 13:36

For me it's my allergies not being flared. This sounds like your husband does also if he's wheezy at home while using inhalers. I use inhalers but also tablet medication, montelukast, to manage the allergy aspect and it really helps

How do you get on with montelekust? I had a very bad reaction to it, but have very 'sticky' saliva which is what it was prescribed for. I can't get a GP appointment to change the prescription to something else as yet.

LightBulbMome · 21/09/2024 13:37

FIL is free of wheezes and catarrh when on holiday in Menorca. I wondered if it was the multiple air fresheners that they use at home, as they make me sneeze. Not been brave enough to suggest to MIL though!

Gcsunnyside23 · 21/09/2024 13:36

For me it's my allergies not being flared. This sounds like your husband does also if he's wheezy at home while using inhalers. I use inhalers but also tablet medication, montelukast, to manage the allergy aspect and it really helps

JFDIYOLO · 21/09/2024 13:33

Cleaner air in general, sea air, maybe the fact you're away from something in your home or his usual diet that triggers it?

Or maybe away from stressful situations and difficult people that trigger it?

whynotwhatknot · 21/09/2024 13:31

my step daugter movd to spain anhasnt had an attak since-its the climate

calexico · 21/09/2024 13:23

My son had a bad cough for ages and it disappeared when we went to Corfu in August for a week. It returned the day after we got home!

CocktailsAtNoon · 21/09/2024 13:20

oakleaffy · 21/09/2024 12:59

@Tuddlepops It's not surprising.

Wealthy Victorians used to decamp to Nice and other warm sunny climes by the sea for the sake of their lungs. {TB, mainly}

Do you live in a big City at home?

And also various places in the UK. The Isle of Wight used to have a TB hospital.

https://www.wightpedia.org.uk/w/Royal_National_Hospital_(The),_Ventnor

My BF moved to Tasmania years ago. She has noticed that her COPD is better when she visits her ILs in Queensland and they are now considering moving to North Queensland because of it.

Royal National Hospital (The), Ventnor - Wightpedia

The Royal National Hospital, Ventnor opened in 1869 for the treatment of chest diseases - mainly tuberculosis.

https://www.wightpedia.org.uk/w/Royal_National_Hospital_(The),_Ventnor

timeforanewmoniker · 21/09/2024 13:09

RisingSunn · 21/09/2024 12:52

I find things like this so interesting. Quite a different example - but there is an elderly lady I know. In the UK - she needed to use a walking stick daily to get about.

Within one month in her country of origin (very warm climate) and she is walking completely unaided.

I was the same with long covid, so much nerve damage, aches, pains, chest and heart pains, the second I went to Portgual for a week I was a million times better.

Orielle · 21/09/2024 13:01

I have bad asthma which is particularly awful in September. It's triggered by the leaf mould / mulch that you start getting at the time of year. I'm always better when it's hot, sunny and dry.

oakleaffy · 21/09/2024 12:59

@Tuddlepops It's not surprising.

Wealthy Victorians used to decamp to Nice and other warm sunny climes by the sea for the sake of their lungs. {TB, mainly}

Do you live in a big City at home?

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