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Smoke in air

by Laura20, Jul 09, 2008 07:01PM

Is anyone else tuck in house due to unhealthy air? I live in n calif & have asthma. Bored but asthma already acting up. Would love to hear from you.

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by janellle, Jul 11, 2008 01:32AM

I have been in that situation before. I have asthma but live in the Chicago area. I am forced to sit home during o-zone days during summer. I have family in Cali. and whenever we visit it is so difficult for me to breath. They say its because of the polution. But I need to take my inhaler regularly on visits there and even for weeks after while my lungs get used to better air again.
Once I went to Michigan while my asthma was at its worst and I almost didn't go because of it. Within a few hours of the fresh air up there I wasn't wheezing at all and I didn't use my inhaler the entire trip.
So yeah I definitely understand that.

by thp636, Jul 18, 2008 09:37AM

I am curently housebound due to dangerous levels of ozone. I live in St,Louis and summer can be brutal with the heat and high humidity as well as smog. I can't imagine adding smoke to the mix.
I hope you are able to get out soon.

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