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Comment on Daily discussion thread: 🎖️ Thursday, April 25, 2024

wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Can I just say my sinuses have really cleared up in a tropical climate.

I often find at night I’m particular in Melbourne I do suffer nasal congestion. It’s like the tissues themselves in my nose swell. And I’ve done all sorts of things to keep on top of it which to be fair helps but it’s not bullet proof.

I regularly change bedding. I regularly thoroughly vacuum. My floors are not carpet. I don’t have pets. My pillows are relatively new. I’ve tried shutting the window at night.

And given this problem has gone away in a tropical climate I can only deduce I’m constantly surrounded by pollen and dust in Melbourne.

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kudra@aus.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
@wscholermann @Seagoon_ my sinuses cleared up when I stopped living in Melbourne most of the time - I still visit very regularly, but I live rurally and the difference has been dramatic. Not tropical, far from it - but I'm originally from Perth, and I developed a few different health issues when I moved to Melbourne. I think it's unfortunately got pretty poor air quality generally compared to many other places in Australia.
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- ajsadauskas@aus.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  @kudra @wscholermann @Seagoon_ Same here.
  Every time I return to Melbourne, I get hayfever within the first week.
  It clears right up when I'm away.
  I think it's just the weather and the pollen in the air?
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  - kudra@aus.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    @ajsadauskas @wscholermann @Seagoon_ I think it's a combination of different things, pollen, dust, weather, pollution: all of which may be somewhat more localised?
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    luciedigitalni@aus.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    @kudra @ajsadauskas @wscholermann @Seagoon_ someone told me that it's partly to do with the interaction between the prevailing wind from the west and the Dandenong range to the east. also all the evil london plane trees
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RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
There should be a campaign to change Victoria’s number plate slogan to something along the lines of “allergy capital”

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just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
But… but… the HUMIDITY?

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- wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Yes it’s unfortunate that it comes with an unbearable climate.
  
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underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Perhaps the universe is telling you to move to a tropical island?

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- wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Hmm I’d still prefer a drier climate. Maybe Perth or Adelaide.
  
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