Has anyone experienced lingering negative health effects from CO being too dry? (Loveland: air quality, county)

[davebarnes]

Does bloody snot out my nose every morning count?
But, only for 41 years.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by Norrov

I look sexier in humid climates.

Better skin and hair, and I don’t get 1-3 bloody noses a day.

I hate being hot though, so I’ll deal with being ugly and bloody. Haha

For me it's the altitude. Over 8000 and bloody nose central.

[Therblig]

Originally Posted by Wheatridger

Denver's dry air makes it almost impossible to wear contact lenses. My eyes dry out the lens sticks to the eyeball, becoming itchy and hard to remove. In humid climates, I have no problems with this.

There's a time that would have been a deal-breaker, but PRK eliminated the need. Very possibly the best $5k I have spent in my entire life.

[Phil P]

Dry air bothers me, but it's all temporary, nothing that sticks around after you humidify up. As others said, a centralized humidifier is mandatory, for the winters especially. If it's reasonable when you go to sleep, the dry air during the day outside isn't as much to deal with.

I will say ATLs humidity levels are a lot nicer than Denver's though, the spring and fall air smell so much richer.

[BabyBoomers2]

Originally Posted by Phil P

Dry air bothers me, but it's all temporary, nothing that sticks around after you humidify up. As others said, a centralized humidifier is mandatory, for the winters especially. If it's reasonable when you go to sleep, the dry air during the day outside isn't as much to deal with.

I will say ATLs humidity levels are a lot nicer than Denver's though, the spring and fall air smell so much richer.

Funny thing is, a lot of folks who have left Denver think that certain things are much better where they moved to. If this was the case for us, we would've never returned to Colorado, this time northern. We would take Colorado or any surrounding states, much more than Florida or any Southern state. But, that's us.

For us, we have three portable humidifiers to use in our 2-bedroom apartment. They all three really, really help!

[Therblig]

Originally Posted by LoveBoating

Funny thing is, a lot of folks who have left Denver think that certain things are much better where they moved to.

A general observation, both here and for a number of related threads: people rarely move to a place they think is worse. As a corollary, the place they left becomes Hell on Earth. (Don't we have a couple of regulars, long removed, who can never stop chiming in to say how awr'ful Denver is?)

[BabyBoomers2]

Originally Posted by Therblig

A general observation, both here and for a number of related threads: people rarely move to a place they think is worse. As a corollary, the place they left becomes Hell on Earth. (Don't we have a couple of regulars, long removed, who can never stop chiming in to say how awr'ful Denver is?)

Just don't ask anyone in northern Colorado how Denver is. Some could easily say things that people who live in Denver, or the metro, will deny. But, truth is............

Breathing in Denver, or any part of Colorado, really isn't that bad. But, if an older person, like an older Senior, has breathing difficulties in the first place, it could be a problem living on the Front Range.

[Phil P]

Originally Posted by LoveBoating

Funny thing is, a lot of folks who have left Denver think that certain things are much better where they moved to. If this was the case for us, we would've never returned to Colorado, this time northern. We would take Colorado or any surrounding states, much more than Florida or any Southern state. But, that's us.

For us, we have three portable humidifiers to use in our 2-bedroom apartment. They all three really, really help!

Oh there's things I miss and things I like about the new place. The humidity was a new one for me, but I'll take it all day every day over the dry air of CO. Lots of people who visited CO from Georgia complain about drying out in CO and actually having to use chapstick and stuff. It's specific to peoples bodies though. It's not a huge deal though IMO, I can adapt to both, though I have a wet air preference.

Originally Posted by Therblig

A general observation, both here and for a number of related threads: people rarely move to a place they think is worse. As a corollary, the place they left becomes Hell on Earth. (Don't we have a couple of regulars, long removed, who can never stop chiming in to say how awr'ful Denver is?)

100% true lol. And if it's the opposite, you can tell cause they make lots of mistake threads haha!

[klemmaniac]

Nothing serious from the dryness. YMMV. Personally I'd be more concerned about the choking air quality from wild fire seasons during the Summer, which has been exceptionally bad the last two years.

[BabyBoomers2]

We didn't have any wildfire smoke problem at all this year (2021). But, in 2020, it was very, very different.