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Fragrances and asthma/allergies
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I was diagnosed with COPD and asthma many years ago, I also have problems with fragrances but even allergies to environmental toxins. On days when the air is heavy with moisture I’ll feel my chest get tight and then the coughing starts, too much dust will also do the trick, sometimes I will react to something unknown and there’s no obvious smell to determine what it is. I find that wearing my mask outside is fairly helpful but definitely not perfect.
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Hi Frouke,
That's too bad that you have those problems! That must be very hard to deal with. My nose is very sensitive to odors and dust and also my husband with his lung cancer had a problem with that sort of thing too. Whenever we went shopping or to a doctor's appointment we would put an antibiotic cream like Neosporin in our noses before we left the house. It helped to keep out smells, dust and germs. Also it helped a lot in the parking garages with all their fumes. It didn't always work but it was better than nothing. We tried wearing a mask but it just made us feel claustrophobic and unable to breathe. However, the time that my dentures broke and I had to be without teeth for a time in public the mask worked great and didn't affect my breathing! Maybe that was just my pride! It's hard to know what will work and when but when I find something that does work I just keep using it.
PML