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FolkHearts
Farmgirl at Heart
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Courtney
West Enfield
ME
USA
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 Posted - Feb 09 2013 : 2:34:52 PM
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Hey everyone,
Does anyone have any tips on how to add a little humidity to the air? My apartment has been so dry, as well as my art room at the local high school. My students have been working with clay which really sucks up the moisture in the air, but I have been teaching them how to reduce the clay dust by cleaning up after themselves and wiping down the room with a wet cloth. My apartment however is super dry and I wake up with an uncomfortable amount of sinus pressure every morning. please help, I could use some farmgirl tips!
-Courtney <3 Folk at Heart
I have been a miner for an art of gold <3 |
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AnnieinIdaho
True Blue Farmgirl
437 Posts
Annie
ID
USA
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Posted - Feb 09 2013 : 2:43:23 PM
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Hi...Yes, the air is very dry this winter. My husband even started getting nose bleeds which he never had his whole life. We use a small portable humidifer we bought at Walgreen's. Most pharmacy stores have a model of some kind. The doctor told us to use it all day and at night to put it by his bedside. I know in our other home where we had a wood stove we used to put a big kettle on top filled with water and let it steam to add moisture in the air. One could fill a big pot of water on top of the stove and let it boil away, but put on a timer so you can turn off the stove before the water is gone. A good hot shower will steam up one room with moisture for you, but this year has been extra dry to us here in Nevada. Good luck on this. Annie
"The turnings of life seldom show a sign-post; or rather, though the sign is always there, it is usually placed some distance back, like the notices that give warning of a bad hill or a level railway-crossing." Edith Wharton, 1913 from 'The Custom of the Country'. |
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FolkHearts
Farmgirl at Heart
7 Posts
Courtney
West Enfield
ME
USA
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Posted - Feb 09 2013 : 3:29:42 PM
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Thanks Annie! I will have to pick one up!
I have been a miner for an art of gold <3 |
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HodgeLodge
True Blue Farmgirl
662 Posts
Tiana
Berkeley Springs
WV
USA
662 Posts |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13859 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13859 Posts |
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teckelhut
Farmgirl in Training
32 Posts
Sussie
Deschutes Junction
Oregon
USA
32 Posts |
Posted - Feb 27 2014 : 4:00:58 PM
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Just make sure you are using a cool air humidifier and not a warm one. The warm ones make sinus problems worse. The only time you need that kind is if you have a chest cold.
Sussie of Teckelhut Acres
Heritage Chickens
Meat and Show Rabbits
Certified Naturally Raised
Certified Humane
Deschutes Junction, OR
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
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Posted - Feb 27 2014 : 9:49:56 PM
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it has been pretty bad over here. that paired with the allergies. frequent steam facials to clear the sinuses is all ive done so far. winter need to end soon we can breathe!
"Wonder Woman hasn't got a cape, she just turned her apron around"
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heritagehunter
True Blue Farmgirl
207 Posts
Julie
La Salle
Co
USA
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Posted - Feb 28 2014 : 6:12:51 PM
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My Grandmother would keep a pan of water by the floor vents. It cut back on the frequency of my nose bleeding.
When I do get a bloody nose, I put a cold wet towel on the back of my neck and on my nose. It goes away quicker. |
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