suffeing from paint fumes
recently had major decorating done, suffering from paint fumes more so in early morning when I go for an early short walk.
any suggestions as to what can help.
Does one of these overnight air filters, ozone machines help that much ?
Hi CM04e7f1, and welcome! I see you are a new member here in our community having joined just a short while ago today! We are glad to see you are already engaged with the community.
You may be aware we cannot provide medical advice or diagnostics over the internet (for your own safety), but your concern certainly warrants a reply. For some folks with a COPD diagnosis, paint fumes can actually trigger an episode or exacerbation as it relates to the disease. Do you think this is what happened in your case? You may want to reach out to your prescribing physician to determine what the doctor advises you to do in this situation.
Based on what I've read in the community. some of our members have said good things about having air purifiers in the home. I thought you might gain some additional insight from this article, published right here on our COPD.net website: https://copd.net/forums/do-air-purifiers-help-those-with-copd. In it, you will find a conversation on the effectiveness of air purifiers in the home.
What do you think?
Leon (site moderator COPD.net)Do you have a dehumidifier? The fastest way to cut the fumes is to prevent them from occurring. Getting the paint to dry will go along way in eliminating the fumes. A dehumidifier will speed the drying process considerably.
Hi Spinbob, and thanks for your comment here. That seems to be sound advice - paint does dry more quickly in a low humidity environment. We appreciate your feedback.
I also noticed you made a similar, consistent comment back in September about the very same topic. We appreciate that, too! (For ease of reference, here is a link to your earlier comment, which is also the link in my response, below: https://copd.net/forums/do-air-purifiers-help-those-with-copd)
All the best,
Leon (site moderator COPD.net)
I have wondered about the effectiveness of air purifiers & am skeptical of advertising truthfulness. I would appreciate some group feedback on this subject. Thnx
we have a lot of great input from the community on air purifiers that you can find here: https://copd.net/search?s=air%20purifier. I hope this helps! All the best, Sam S. (COPD.net, team member).
