azucena
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Post by azucena on Nov 6, 2017 7:42:50 GMT -5
Does anyone have a whole house humidifier? Pros/cons? If you love it, which brand and about how much was it to install?
DD5 had her first nosebleed of the season at 3 am last night. Took me about an hour to get her settled and clean the carpet with hydrogen peroxide. She will have them quite often if we don't keep her humidifier running constantly. Now that we are in our forever home, I'm strongly considering a whole house unit for everyone's dry skin issues and maybe not to keep the temp quite as high all winter.
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Post by tractor on Nov 6, 2017 8:05:20 GMT -5
I’ve been wondering the same thing, so I will watch for some responses. I had my first nosebleed of the season when I woke up Saturday. I was stuffed up, so I blew my nose and blood began to immediately pour out of my nose, all over me and the floor. I understand what your daughter is going through.
I use a single room humidifier, which seems to help when I sleep, I just hadn’t fired it up yet.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2017 9:02:09 GMT -5
I have one, but I disconnected it years ago. I don't keep my house at a constant temperature and when we were away or at night when the temps dropped I'd get tons of condensation on all the windows and it was starting to rot my sills.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Nov 6, 2017 12:12:58 GMT -5
For those who get nosebleeds, I HIGHLY recommend getting those vessels cauterized. This really took care of about 90% of my nosebleeds, and I used to get gushers since I was about 8, sometimes several times/day. One doctor recommended it when I was 16, but it wasn't until I was leaving the lab looking like a biohazard zone (and usually at a most inconvenient time) that I had it done.
I think I had my last nosebleed 3 years ago.
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Post by ohmomto2boys on Nov 6, 2017 12:17:08 GMT -5
We have an Aprilaire whole house humidifier. We like it. We have had it for maybe 5-7years. I'm not 100% sure.
On the nosebleeds, DS#1 gets nosebleeds. He had it cauterized when he was 5, but still got them regularly. He is now 11 and rarely gets one.
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Nov 6, 2017 12:36:05 GMT -5
When I was in college I got nose bleeds. The dispensary told me about cauterization but it would have to be redone every few years. They gave me a container with something to rub inside my nose that would moisturize and build up the inside walls. Worked great. Many years later I was running out and had no idea what it was. It had A+D written on it. Well by now I was a father and it smelled familiar. A & D ointment!! Good on dry lips too.
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Post by azucena on Nov 6, 2017 12:38:11 GMT -5
We have an Aprilaire whole house humidifier. We like it. We have had it for maybe 5-7years. I'm not 100% sure. On the nosebleeds, DS#1 gets nosebleeds. He had it cauterized when he was 5, but still got them regularly. He is now 11 and rarely gets one.
How was the procedure for a 5 yo?
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Post by azucena on Nov 6, 2017 12:39:02 GMT -5
When I was in college I got nose bleeds. The dispensary told me about cauterization but it would have to be redone every few years. They gave me a container with something to rub inside my nose that would moisturize and build up the inside walls. Worked great. Many years later I was running out and had no idea what it was. It had A+D written on it. Well by now I was a father and it smelled familiar. A & D ointment!! Good on dry lips too.
I mentioned the nose bleed to a friend at work and she said to use Ayr which is an OTC ointment that I'm going to pick up at Walmart after work. Hope it helps.
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Nov 6, 2017 12:40:19 GMT -5
Our last house had a forced air heating system with a humidifier on the main duct coming out. Had a water line on it. Had an adjustable humidity sensor. It worked well.
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Post by giramomma on Nov 6, 2017 12:58:50 GMT -5
We have an apriaire system. I'm not sure how old it is.
It can cause a fair amount of damage if you don't get the settings right. We ended up with condensation/mold in rooms with outer walls on our house. I think I asked DH to turn it off. Like MPL, we live in a four season climate, and we turn our heat down fairly low (to 60) when we aren't at home or at night.
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Post by 1Day@aTime on Nov 6, 2017 13:12:46 GMT -5
We have an Aprilaire system too. Had it installed maybe 6 years ago? I'm guessing it was a few hundred but I can't really remember.
Our house would get so ungodly dry in the winter, we had to get it. I never got full on nosebleeds but maybe just a little whenever I'd blow my nose in the wintertime. That stopped as soon as we got the humidifier.
I haven't had any problems with mold. We don't have the one with the automatic temp sensor so I have to manually adjust the humidifier to the temperature changes. Every once in a blue moon I'll see a little condensation on the windows so I'll just turn it down.
One of the best things we've ever bought for the house so far...
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Post by thyme4change on Nov 6, 2017 13:22:02 GMT -5
Does anyone have a whole house humidifier? Pros/cons? If you love it, which brand and about how much was it to install?
DD5 had her first nosebleed of the season at 3 am last night. Took me about an hour to get her settled and clean the carpet with hydrogen peroxide. She will have them quite often if we don't keep her humidifier running constantly. Now that we are in our forever home, I'm strongly considering a whole house unit for everyone's dry skin issues and maybe not to keep the temp quite as high all winter. If you are in AZ you might consider an evap cooler. It would help in the summer and will cut your a/c bill in half during the dry months. Winter months would still need something. You might be able to get away with one or two in the house. I notice when I run them in my kid's room if they have a cough, the whole house gets moist.
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Post by thyme4change on Nov 6, 2017 13:23:43 GMT -5
When I was in college I got nose bleeds. The dispensary told me about cauterization but it would have to be redone every few years. They gave me a container with something to rub inside my nose that would moisturize and build up the inside walls. Worked great. Many years later I was running out and had no idea what it was. It had A+D written on it. Well by now I was a father and it smelled familiar. A & D ointment!! Good on dry lips too. Lol. I use a cotton swab and Vaseline if I notice it getting dry. If it starts bleeding and then I get those clotted boogers I will use Neosporin. Works like a charm!
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Post by zibazinski on Nov 6, 2017 15:05:53 GMT -5
We have an Aprilaire whole house humidifier. We like it. We have had it for maybe 5-7years. I'm not 100% sure. On the nosebleeds, DS#1 gets nosebleeds. He had it cauterized when he was 5, but still got them regularly. He is now 11 and rarely gets one.
How was the procedure for a 5 yo?
Back when I had it done for DS, they strapped him to a board so he couldn’t move. It wasn’t fun for either of us but it worked.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Nov 6, 2017 15:09:11 GMT -5
I coat the inside of their noses with vaseline. I've done the same for myself. It's gross but it keeps everything from drying out during the night.
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Post by alabamagal on Nov 6, 2017 17:31:34 GMT -5
What is this thing you call a humidifier? I have only lived in the south, and there is plenty of humidity to go around...
I have actually turned my air conditioner on in the winter when it is rainy outside, but not cold enough to require a lot of heat. The house will actually get muggy inside and be maybe 72-74 degrees but feel awful. A few minutes of AC will do the trick.
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Post by weltschmerz on Nov 6, 2017 17:46:00 GMT -5
I hang wet towels in the house when it gets so dry I can't pet the cat without shocking hem.
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Post by azucena on Nov 7, 2017 8:18:41 GMT -5
Random responses...
I'm in the Midwest.
Bought a humidifier for her room. Also bought the Ayr for about $4 at walmart. Then, she got iffy about letting me put some in her nose so I had to make a big production about being scared of getting boogers on my pinkies. The things we do for kids.
Will probably at least get a quote to have one installed.
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Post by Shooby on Nov 7, 2017 8:31:59 GMT -5
In the winter, i pull out our Vicks steam vaporizer. Fill it with water and add a tsp of salt . It pumps out plenty of steam into the air and problem solved. I usually run one upstairs and one downstairs. Then you dont' have to deal with filters, systems, etc. Just clean it out and refill it. I would put one in your DD's room. Just put a towel in front of it cuz sometimes it sputters out some water. For $15 for a vaporizer, it's worth a try.
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