Flowers from Barclays - the sequel

[watervole]

This has been a bad winter for asthma - I've had to take four short courses of steroids so far (which is far worse than my average one course per winter).  Sometimes I can identify the trigger (eg. flu), sometimes, I can't.  I had a bad attack on Boxing Day bank holiday which remains of unknown cause (I think the bath bombs I bought Entorien were

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[watervole]

Lush can be very bad for me too. I also have to give the Body Shop a wide berth.

[watervole]

I can see we're very alike in our problem areas. Perfume can be a big problem for me. I can't go into buildings with perfume dispensers (not for more than a few minutes) - I actually persuaded my gym to remove the one they installed.

(The Radisson were very good about switching theirs off when one of the Odyssey members had a problem. It was gone within 20 mins of my first raising the issue)

I occasionally have to ask friends not to wear particular perfumes. Some seem to be okay, others are not.

[vjezkova]

I must agree, this winter is worse for me too. Nevertheless it is nothing in comparison with you and your problems. I am still happy with Ventolin, only I sometimes wake up at night wheezing but one dose works nicely for me. Again - sometimes it happens, sometimes not and I have no cue why.
Also laughing too hard leaves me wheezing and coughing.Normally I am a giggler... it has been very rare recently but I am still the same person:-)
So far, the only perfume that has made me sneeze but not wheeze, is my lady boss´ sweet and heavy one.

[watervole]

Laughing a lot can trigger asthma for me too.

If you wake up at night, check that you've recently washed duvets and bedding. Also, vacuum your mattress when you change the bed. It may be dust in the bedroom that is the problem.

[vjezkova]

You are right - and I know the rules. But these are very weird, one day yes and two days no, no matter how much I use a vacuum cleaner. I use a special "duvet" made of pure sheep wool, my daughter bought this and a pillow in a special producer, it is anti-allergic. But I suspect that I miss sleeping with my balcony door open, or at least a window open. I never have a heating on. Unfortunately opening anything is out od the question in severe freezing these days.

[watervole]

Open windows definitely help, but as you say - not at this time of year!

Do you have a preventer inhaler?