Humidity

[Mike1228]

I am 62 and have Emphysema, I exercise and take Atrovent HFA and do OK. My question is that I would like to move to Florida, I have been there during moderate humidity and had no real problem.
I have seen other posts with statements like Florida would be OK or that you should avoid humidity
I am looking for a definitive answer if posible.


Thanks

Mike

[renata823]

I have moderate Restrictive Liung Disease, heavy scarring means I have trouble getting oxygen into areas of lung that function, and nothing gets into the dead areas.  Anyway, when I go to the California Desert, the humidity is so low that I end up with serious lung infections, especially because there is no humidity to keep the dirt/dust down....so it ends up in the lungs.  In the desert, humidity can get below 40 and 30 degrees humidity, really bad!.  I had to buy a VENTA humidifier for my California home in the Coachella Valley area.  These are great, by the way, German-made, and don't leave white ****/dust all over furniture; easy to clean, too.
So, to answer your question:  Yes, by all means go to Florida....your lungs will do very well.  Lungs are mostly water, and of course air.  To be healthy I have read that lungs need humidity of of at least 50% in the house.  Based on my experience this is true.  I do very well in my other home up here in Seattle...very good humidity here all year long.  And I have done very well in Hawaii, especially with all that salty air!  Great for lungs.
HOPE YOU ENJOY FLORIDA!  

[National Jewish Health]

The response to humidity varies considerably from one individual to the next and varies, within a given individual, with acclimatization over time.  Humidity, per se, should not be a contraindication to your moving to Florida, especially since you experienced moderate humidity there, with no obvious problems.  That suggests that you are not a humidity sensitive person.