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Humidifier

fishingirl
fishingirl CSN Member Posts: 188
edited March 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
Has anyone tried a humidifier in their bedrooms to help with dry throat and dry coughs?

Cindy
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  • Dazey
    Dazey CSN Member Posts: 91
    #2
    humidifier
    I have a humidifier going in my bedroom and another in my living room. I have electric heat which is extremely drying. My night cough has diminished considerably - dry throat still here, but not keeping me up at night. Dazey
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  • delnative
    delnative CSN Member Posts: 450 Member
    #3
    Yep
    We have forced-air gas heat, which is pretty drying. We use a humidifier in the bedroom, but I haven't noticed any difference at night. However, I don't have a dry cough, just a dry throat.

    --Jim in Delaware
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  • fishingirl
    fishingirl CSN Member Posts: 188
    #4
    Thanks! It'll be worth the
    Thanks! It'll be worth the try, I'm sure.

    Cindy
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  • Kent Cass
    Kent Cass CSN Member Posts: 1,898 Member
    #5
    fishingirl said:

    Thanks! It'll be worth the
    Thanks! It'll be worth the try, I'm sure.

    Cindy

    humidifier
    Have one in both my bedroom and living room. Many years ago, post-accident, I had a trachea and on-going surgical procedures for 2 years. My family was told I needed the indoors humdity to be at 30%, and I have slept with a humidifier ever since. YES- use a humidifier, Cindy.

    kcass
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  • ratface
    ratface CSN Member Posts: 1,337 Member
    #6
    Kent Cass said:

    humidifier
    Have one in both my bedroom and living room. Many years ago, post-accident, I had a trachea and on-going surgical procedures for 2 years. My family was told I needed the indoors humdity to be at 30%, and I have slept with a humidifier ever since. YES- use a humidifier, Cindy.

    kcass

    it will help
    yes you should get one. I have used it for several months now and it does help with breathing and the dry throat. The better you sleep the better everything looks in the morning. As an added bonus I put that euculyptus stuff in the water and find it to be soothing to the nose and smells nice to.
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  • Hondo
    Hondo CSN Member Posts: 6,636 Member
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    CooMist
    Cindy I use a cool mist type humidifier works great no heat to worry about and little dry mouth.
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  • Kent Cass
    Kent Cass CSN Member Posts: 1,898 Member
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    Hondo said:

    CooMist
    Cindy I use a cool mist type humidifier works great no heat to worry about and little dry mouth.

    cool mist
    Same with me, Cindy. $30 at Walgreen's. Thing is, you must try to keep the unit clean to keep the mist clean. I do so every two days. Does make a difference.

    kcass
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