Humidifier for bronchial attacks and COPD?

Posted by silverkat @silverkat, Dec 30, 2020

I have mild COPD and have had occasional bronchial attacks. I got a humidifier for Christmas, and I'm wondering of anyone else has used one to ease lung conditions and how effective it was. thanks.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Dec 31, 2020

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@nla4625, you can edit your post within 30 minutes of posting. I'm tagging @merpreb to make sure she sees it. But as you pointed out, she follows all the messages closely, helping so many. I'm confident that she has read it.

Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Jan 1, 2021

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ooppss- My apologies. I simply forgot. By the way, Happy New Year!

mrbill | @mrbill | Jan 1, 2021

Silverkat,
Please let us know how the humidifier works out.
Mrbill

mrbill | @mrbill | Jan 2, 2021

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Happy New Year to all. As John Lennon sang in "So This is Christmas,' 'Lets hope it's a good one without any fear."

mrbill | @mrbill | Jan 15, 2021

Silverkat,
Did you try humidifier yet? Was wondering if it helped?
Mrbill

Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Jan 15, 2021

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@mrbill- You took the question right out of my mind! Good morning silverkat. How are you doing?

silverkat | @silverkat | Jan 15, 2021

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After some research, I decided it was not necessary. thanks.

bvanderb | @bvanderb | Feb 13, 2021

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We started using one a couple of months ago and I think it helps

sistertwo | @sistertwo | Feb 15, 2021

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We use a humidifier and learned a costly lesson on Saturday. Our furnace was not working so we had someone come out ($175 to show up) and although we put in a new furnace filter in January, the cartridge I put in my humidifier was antimicrobial, not to filter my water since I had quit using distilled water (oops) after a few days. Anyway, we also have a Global Plasma Solutions system installed in our furnace to help purify the air and I leave the fan running 24/7. So, between the two my filter got a film on it, causing the filter to not breathe, therefor shutting off my furnace after a few minutes after I shut down power and rebooted. Moving forward, I will only use distilled water and I will change my filters every month. It was -26 degrees this morning so glad the furnace wasn't the issue - just me having Brain Freeze.