Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 Does anyone have any hard facts reagarding woodstoves and CF patients. I am considering installing a woodstove to heat our house to save money for future medical needs, but I don't want to compound the existing symptoms of CF. The stove that I am looking at has yet to be purchased, and I will more than willing to look at some sort of air filtration system. As it stands right now, I have noticed quite and improvment in breathing when a HEPA filter is running in the room where the CF patient sleeps. There seems to be less hacking in the morning and less wheezing at night. Comments are welcome. Cheers! -ny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 Below is a link to the information about wood stoves that you requested. I have copied a paragraph from the web site below that sums up the answer. Of course, this is not about people with cf, but healthy people. My guess is that those with cf would be affected somewhat more adversely, since they have a harder time clearing their lungs. It appears that your medical costs may increase substantially if you do add the wood heat. ~ http://agbu.une.edu.au/~drobinso/smog_refdescr.htm Many recent studies have also found significant effects in woodstove users in developed countries such as the US. Children living in such homes tend to have increased respiratory symptoms, acute lower respiratory infection, increased frequency and severity of wheeze, increased frequency of cough and waking up at night with a cough. > Does anyone have any hard facts reagarding woodstoves and CF > patients. I am considering installing a woodstove to heat our house > to save money for future medical needs, but I don't want to compound > the existing symptoms of CF. The stove that I am looking at has yet > to be purchased, and I will more than willing to look at some sort of > air filtration system. > > As it stands right now, I have noticed quite and improvment in > breathing when a HEPA filter is running in the room where the CF > patient sleeps. There seems to be less hacking in the morning and > less wheezing at night. Comments are welcome. > > Cheers! > > -ny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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