Sooner or later I’ll have to be change where I live.
- Having asthma in a region with heavy dust as well as airborne respiratory irritants isn’t really the best, but I manage with an inhaler, nose spray, as well as anti-flu symptom prescriptions.
I make a point to typically leave my doors as well as windows closed unless I or someone else is coming in or out. Every time the outside door swings wide, surfaces in my dining room start to show a fine layer of grey dust. With subsequent door openings, I’m forced to have to clean the entire house. This can take anywhere between 10 minutes and an hour, depending on how far the dust gets into my house. My best friend has an apartment on the next street over from mine as well as he takes the opposite approach. I don’t assume he worries about dust, because it’s covering everything in his house. He leaves his windows open all the time except summer season. I’d appreciate to do that myself, however at some point it becomes necessary to be realistic about where you’re living. If this was a better region for less pollen and dust, I truly would leave all of my windows open to be able to love a pleasant cross breeze through the house. For now, I stick to leaving my a/c on almost all the time. However, this requires diligent filter swings to keep up with the extra airborne particles tickling their way into the air system. I also like to get my ductwork cleaned every two to 3 years to remove any dirt or microbial buildup that might be stuck inside the metal vents or ducts. I do whatever I can to protect my respiratory health.