what would make someone have trouble breathing in their home?
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Most likely it is the air quality inyour home.\nIndoor pollution sources that release gases or particles into the air are the primary cause of indoor air quality problems in homes. Inadequate ventilation can increase indoor pollutant levels by not bringing in enough outdoor air to dilute emissions from indoor sources and by not carrying indoor air pollutants out of the home. High temperature and humidity levels can also increase concentrations of some pollutants.\n\nThere are many sources of indoor air pollution in any home. These include combustion sources such as oil, gas, kerosene, coal, wood, and tobacco products; building materials and furnishings as diverse as deteriorated, asbestos-containing insulation, wet or damp carpet, and cabinetry or furniture made of certain pressed wood products; products for household cleaning and maintenance, personal care, or hobbies; central heating and cooling systems and humidification devices; and outdoor sources such as radon, pesticides, and outdoor air pollution.\n\nThe relative importance of any single source depends on how much of a given pollutant it emits and how hazardous those emissions are. In some cases, factors such as how old the source is and whether it is properly maintained are significant. For example, an improperly adjusted gas stove can emit significantly more carbon monoxide than one that is properly adjusted.\n\nSome sources, such as building materials, furnishings, and household products like air fresheners, release pollutants more or less continuously. Other sources, related to activities carried out in the home, release pollutants intermittently. These include smoking, the use of unvented or malfunctioning stoves, furnaces, or space heaters, the use of ozone generating air cleaners/purifiers, the use of solvents in cleaning and hobby activities, the use of paint strippers in redecorating activities, and the use of cleaning products and pesticides in housekeeping. High pollutant concentrations can remain in the air for long periods after some of these activities.\n\nIf too little outdoor air enters a home, pollutants can accumulate to levels that can pose health and comfort problems. Unless they are built with special mechanical means of ventilation, homes that are designed and constructed to minimize the amount of outdoor air that can "leak" into and out of the home may have higher pollutant levels than other homes. However, because some weather conditions can drastically reduce the amount of outdoor air that enters a home, pollutants can build up even in homes that are normally considered "leaky."\nhttp://www.epa.gov/iaq/homes/index.html
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Don't open windows when the weather is warm, pollen rises during the night, wafting into your room on a light breeze and can contribute to more severe symptoms in the morning.  An air purifier like the Ionic Breeze would probably work wonders.  Try propping up on more pillows and use hypo-allergenic materials whenever possible.
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The humidity/heat make breathing difficult, but also if you are on city water, alot of chemicals are added to kill bacteria and diseases in the water-these chemicals tend to cling to moisture like vapour particles which you then breathe in.  Maybe it was all a bit much for you- or you are developing a sensitivity-we are bombarded with toxins in the air 24/7.  Mention it next time you are at the doctors, go to the hospital if it happens and doesn't subside.
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Get seen by a doctor, it cant be diagnosed here!  If you have an expiratory wheeze then chances are it is asthma...but there are many other  conditions which affect breathing...;
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If I was you I would have a doctor check this out to see if you do have asthma. If you smoke even if it is pot you will have problems with this because my son did and it caused him to have a type of asthma attacks. Be honest with yourself and your family and your doctor. You don't want lung trouble like some that I know GOOD LUCK
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Yes.Especially asthma.Contact your attorney.
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if you cant talk, air is not passing thru your trachea
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A air purifier is a start.  If its real bad, consider getting rid of carpets, rugs and pets.  Good luck.
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if you are sensitive to cat furs, dander, or the stuff they may have on the fur, and you are a diagnosed asthmatic, then your options are limited.  \n1.  were you prescribed inhaler medications?  if so take them as directed.  if not then see a doctor who can give you medication which help control asthma.\n2.  minor helps but useful could be:  a.  get an air filtration system for your room.  i say a room b/c they are not generally large enough to do anything more effectively.  b. get rid of the cat.  c. keep everything you have away from the cat and keep it clean.\n3. for you to implicate the cat you would have to have reasonable cause.  just coughing b/c you think its the cat doesn't really diagnose your condition.  thats not to say you are not allergic to cats, but have you never been around a cat in your lifetime?  what happened when you were around a cat? \n\nnow to answer in different way.  cats dont cause asthma.  people with ashtma may respond allergically in the prescence of a cat but they may respond allergically around a dog, or parrot, or any other furry creature.  coughing isn't always a sign of allergic reaction as much as it is a protective mechanism for keeping foriegn bodies out of the lung.  \n\nniether do you have to have a history of asthma in the family to be individually affected with asthma.  you more likely are having mild airway irritation due to ?? something in the air, maybe what the cat brought in.  not to mention dusts, pollen, and molds, and even cockaroach droppings, which have been implicated in asthma in ghettos.
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If you are on home oxygen, following advise from this forum can be dangerous. Please don't try any home remedies, without consulting your physician. \n\nA note to anyone suggesting home remedies for increasing lung capacity. You don't know this persons history, and bad advice can be lethal. Think before you write.
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try too wear cotton socks or better still woolen socks.\nthis allows the feet to breath.\nAlso try this link
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I am not a filter expert but I do know if you have asthma you Do Not want to run a humidifier....."bed bugs" and other micro scopic allergans live off of the humidity in the air, carpet, clothes, ect.... causing asthma symptoms to become relentless.So while you are at the store picking up a filter, I would also buy a humidity monitoring device......Humidifiers, when not cleaned properly can also release pseudomonas....a bacteria that can keep your whole family sick without be detected.......good luck
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Tell your mom you want to live with your dad, her b/f smokes, you have asthma plus you're breathing in 2nd hand smoke. She may not mind being exposed to this and putting herself at risk for lung cancer and dying from it but you care alot more about your health than that.
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confused, that is a great name for you, Why are you asking medical questions on Yahoo Answers, if you are having problems breathing then go to the doctor and have him/her check you out, this is not something to fool around with especially if you or someone close to you is a smoker.\n\nDO NOT RELY ON ANSWERS FROM THIS FORUM ON HOW TO CURE OR DIAGNOSE YOUR PROBLEM AS THE WAY TO GO.  see a doctor.
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The one major symptom is shortness of breath, early on in the disease it come with mild exertion, as the disease worsens the shortness of breath becomes more constant.  Coughing becomes a problem, takes alot of work to bring up the junk forming in the lungs.  Panic breathing becomes a problem, this is when you just can't seem to get enough air into your lungs it is truly frightening.  COPD is treated with bronchodilators, anti-spasmodic medications and steroids usually in the form of inhalers.  This delivers the medication directly to the lungs where it will do the most good.  Oxygen is eventually required, since the COPD patient has a hard time getting enough air into his lungs, the higher oxygen concentration helps.  Further treatment is surgical.  Lung reduction surgery can help but in the end is only temporary.  The only way to be rid of COPD alltogethor is by lung transplant.  This is how I got rid of mine nearly 9 years ago.
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maybe you put out an unnerving odor. hmmm.\n\nI'm here to help.
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I think it's harder to breath when the humidity is high. The air just feels so thick.