Guest guest Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 As the mother of an asthmatic, I can testify to the need to encase mattresses and box springs in plastic to avoid the dust mites that are generally a problem with people who have breathing problems. We also had to remove the rugs in our house. My daughter did not like having to take all of her stuffed animals out of her room too. Sheets need to be washed in REALLY hot water to kill the dust mites. When it is cold outside, she has to have a scarf over her nose to warm the air coming in. Allergy testing told us she is allergic to wool, mold....even the mold on the soil in my houseplants would set her off, and perfumes and other cosmetic odors. Keuka ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 8 Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 23:31:01 -0000 Subject: Re: , I have to agree with you on this. I do know that down can cause problems for anyone with allergies. I also know that cold air can cause someone to wake up with a sinus headache. Additionally, waking up with headaches can be a sign of sleep apnea. This is due (from what I understand) to the lack of oxygen to the brain that happens when a person with apnea stops breathing - even if it's only for a few seconds. I know that my continual headaches stopped as soon as I started using CPAP for my apnea. If the headaches are migraines, they may need to be treated with an anti-seizure med which would be prescribed by a neuro usually. These are very common with mito and rarely if ever does the mito cocktail help with relief. Alice http://www.cihear.com > , > > I had a thought that I wanted to mention to you. Does you son sleep > with either a down or feather pillow? The reason I ask is it got cool a > couple of nights ago and instead of turning on the furnace, my daughter > and I put our down comforters on our beds. We both woke up soon after > going to sleep with headaches. I remember that most of the winter I > wake up with a headache. I assume it is an allergy to the down. Just > thought I would pass that on. > > > ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained herein are not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this e mail is entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings and consult with their physicians regarding changes in their own treatment. Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who sends one is automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 As the mother of an asthmatic, I can testify to the need to encase mattresses and box springs in plastic to avoid the dust mites that are generally a problem with people who have breathing problems. We also had to remove the rugs in our house. My daughter did not like having to take all of her stuffed animals out of her room too. Sheets need to be washed in REALLY hot water to kill the dust mites. When it is cold outside, she has to have a scarf over her nose to warm the air coming in. Allergy testing told us she is allergic to wool, mold....even the mold on the soil in my houseplants would set her off, and perfumes and other cosmetic odors. Keuka ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 8 Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 23:31:01 -0000 Subject: Re: , I have to agree with you on this. I do know that down can cause problems for anyone with allergies. I also know that cold air can cause someone to wake up with a sinus headache. Additionally, waking up with headaches can be a sign of sleep apnea. This is due (from what I understand) to the lack of oxygen to the brain that happens when a person with apnea stops breathing - even if it's only for a few seconds. I know that my continual headaches stopped as soon as I started using CPAP for my apnea. If the headaches are migraines, they may need to be treated with an anti-seizure med which would be prescribed by a neuro usually. These are very common with mito and rarely if ever does the mito cocktail help with relief. Alice http://www.cihear.com > , > > I had a thought that I wanted to mention to you. Does you son sleep > with either a down or feather pillow? The reason I ask is it got cool a > couple of nights ago and instead of turning on the furnace, my daughter > and I put our down comforters on our beds. We both woke up soon after > going to sleep with headaches. I remember that most of the winter I > wake up with a headache. I assume it is an allergy to the down. Just > thought I would pass that on. > > > ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained herein are not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this e mail is entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings and consult with their physicians regarding changes in their own treatment. Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who sends one is automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 It sounds like my daughter and myself. ldta@... wrote: >As the mother of an asthmatic, I can testify to the need to encase mattresses and box springs in plastic to avoid the dust mites that are generally a problem with people who have breathing problems. We also had to remove the rugs in our house. My daughter did not like having to take all of her stuffed animals out of her room too. Sheets need to be washed in REALLY hot water to kill the dust mites. > >When it is cold outside, she has to have a scarf over her nose to warm the air coming in. > >Allergy testing told us she is allergic to wool, mold....even the mold on the soil in my houseplants would set her off, and perfumes and other cosmetic odors. > >Keuka > >________________________________________________________________________ > >Message: 8 > Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 23:31:01 -0000 > >Subject: Re: > >, > >I have to agree with you on this. I do know that down can cause >problems for anyone with allergies. I also know that cold air can >cause someone to wake up with a sinus headache. > >Additionally, waking up with headaches can be a sign of sleep apnea. >This is due (from what I understand) to the lack of oxygen to the >brain that happens when a person with apnea stops breathing - even if >it's only for a few seconds. > >I know that my continual headaches stopped as soon as I started using >CPAP for my apnea. If the headaches are migraines, they may need to >be treated with an anti-seizure med which would be prescribed by a >neuro usually. These are very common with mito and rarely if ever >does the mito cocktail help with relief. > >Alice >http://www.cihear.com > > > > > >>, >> >>I had a thought that I wanted to mention to you. Does you son sleep >>with either a down or feather pillow? The reason I ask is it got >> >> >cool a > > >>couple of nights ago and instead of turning on the furnace, my daughter >>and I put our down comforters on our beds. We both woke up soon after >>going to sleep with headaches. I remember that most of the winter I >>wake up with a headache. I assume it is an allergy to the down. Just >>thought I would pass that on. >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > >________________________________________________________________________ >________________________________________________________________________ > > >Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained herein are >not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this e mail is >entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their >responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings and consult with their >physicians regarding changes in their own treatment. > >Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who sends one is >automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack. > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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