air testing?

[emchy]

in the last month mine and roosters breathing has gotten super bad. sore throat, asthma, even though under a stethoscope the lungs sound clear... away for the weekend all symptoms cleared up. back in the apt they are totally back. so i am wondering if its the city or the apt. does anyone know a good air quality tester to help us figure that out? it sucks and is full of cranky to not be able to breathe. and the drugs to treat it have plenty of evil side effects so really we need to get this figured out.

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[smallstages.livejournal.com]

I don't. But ... (and I'm sure you've already thought of this), have you tried new pillows? Even though I use micro-covers on all of my bedding (pillows, comforter, mattress), I still find that I have to change the pillows out ever year or else I feel like I'm going to drown.

[cindymonkey.livejournal.com]

i think this is a grand idea - what brand of micro covers do you use for the mattress / comforter?

[smallstages.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure -- but I know that I got the pillow covers (and, and the comforter micro-cover, too, and the mattress cover as well now that I think about it!) at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. The first set I got was not fantastic, so I went back and got the extra-fine, extra-woven ones, and I could tell a big difference. There are very expensive ones for sale online, but these work just fine.

But also, yeah, the smoke. Bleh. That'll do you in, too.

[agenthandy.livejournal.com]

hey there,

gr8 to wrestle with you this weekend! ;)

i have super bad asthma myself and have really been having a hard time breathing with all the fires. i couldn't live without my high quality air purifier ... the ionic breeze. highly recommend. also, i can only sleep really with non down pillows...

hth

[cindymonkey.livejournal.com]

that was crazy fun. all our pillows are non down - but they aren't fresh and new - looks like a trip to bed & bath is in my future

[mollena.livejournal.com]

My allergies were so bad bad bad for so long this year. I am just now getting them under control with the generic Zyrtec (cetrizine. Yay!)which I get on the super cheep from Kaiser.

http://www.healthgoods.com/Shopping/Home_Test_Kits/EnviroCheck_Indoor_Air_Quality_Test_Kit.asp might be a worthwhile investment. On your side of town, mold is VERY common. I am highly sensitive to it myself. Sinus Doom if anything goes science near me :-)


love

Mo

[cindymonkey.livejournal.com]

just ordered this - thank you

[smmopah.livejournal.com]

air quality in the BA has been in the toilet courtesy of 1000+ fires.

Curiously SLO had some wicked bad air quality for a few weeks. But not this weekend.

[cindymonkey.livejournal.com]

yea the air up there seemed a-ok. good to think its about the fires and not just the house being full of fail but yuck so hard to breath.

[smmopah.livejournal.com]

yah, my asthma-y self has also been all irritated. It's not you...it's the world. For real.

[knowyermonkey.livejournal.com]

don't you guys have animals? that may contribute