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Humidity Heat Effect
We live over 8000' and have for the past twenty years, and even higher in the thirty years before that. The humidity is usually low except for the rainy season. It usually is never hotter than 85 F. We went to McAllen, TX in March to set up the receipt of CPAP and O2 equipment in June. It was cool and rainy. Went back in June and it was like a pressure cooker with very high humidity and high temps in the 90s. This time my lungs did get irritable, with coughing, mucus, etc. Usually I can come… read more
When you have 80% humidity, you have less room for oxygen in the air that is left. I go from 94 to 88 just walking outside.
At high temperatures and humidity there is less oxygen in the air. That is why aircraft need a longer runway in hot countries or when taking off in your own country when hot and humid. Had a big effect on me. Usually I only use o2 when mobile. But in hot and humid weather have to use o2 all the times as blood saturations drop too far..
@A MyCOPDTeam Member, I a pretty certain it's your instincts, intitions and your what, working. LoL! Keep listening to them and honor them.
The topic of humidity changed a tad a few posts ago re *humidifier.* My mom didn't use c-pap but DID rely 7/24 on oxygen. We found that if we added the optional plastic jar to her concentrater, filled with distilled water to the fill line, it took care of alot of the drying in her nose via cannula. ( she had been having nasty nosebleeds...) Guess what.....? They stopped right away!
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@A MyCOPDTeam Member, when the humidity is up the air feels heavy. Even though I can get a lungful of air, it feels like I am getting no oxygen; almost like I'm trying to breathe under water. The humid air doesn't feel like it is satisfying my body so I start to gulp air and that doesn't help a bit; then the panic starts and the whole thing just gets worse. Once I get inside in a cool place I'm good after a few minutes. Good question about the O2 levels, though. I haven't checked mine when out in the humidity. I'll have to do that!
@ mdunn, with me its start with that breathing get hard to do, I feel if I don't sit down, drink some water I will faint, I also do breathing to calm down. Getting anxious does not help me at all.
I Have A Hard Time Breathing When The Humidity Is Above 40%.Anybody Else Have The Same Problem?
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