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It’s sad and funny—I have a reduced sense of smell so I can’t smell much but smells still set me off. My loved ones have to help me figure out what might be the trigger(s) and help eliminate them. We do have split A/C and clean out the filters fairly regularly and rinse them off. We also have air cleaners going 24/7 that are silent and replace the filters annually, as recommended. We also have no carpet anywhere in our home. These things have greatly helped us reduce allergens in our home and improved our quality of life.
By the way, making popcorn in the microwave sets all of us off, especially when it gets burn in the end. We do not microwave popcorn. No one in our home uses fragrances whenever possible and we use ALL free & clear laundry detergent as well.
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@hicopd Is the popcorn just plain or does it have butter and flavoring added? I know that pre-buttered and flavored popcorn contributes to lung problems and there is medical literature about that. If there is any smoke from microwaving popcorn, that would be a trigger. We use an air popper (no oil) and that works well. We melt real butter separately and pour onto the popcorn. We also have no carpeting and use HEPA with carbon air filters inside. We are also careful about cleaning products and run exhaust fans when using bathroom cleaners.