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Bettendorf, IA

I have severe PAH and moderate COPD just diagnosed beginning of this year.I am oxygen dependent started at 2L now up to 4L.The humidity has been high last several days (80-95%) and my breathing is horrible when I get up and move.Has anyone else with this issue tried dehumidifiers in their homes and does it help?

December 25, 2023
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A myPHteam Member

I moved from the northeast to the Sonoran desert upon the recommendation of 3 doctors who were treating me for a different lung disorder 20 years ago. It was difficult for us to leave our family and businesses behind but I could not speak without coughing up blood. Once we got out here, I started to get much better...and now with the PAH, I've had to stop even flying to visit family cause the humidity simply cripples me.

December 26, 2023
A myPHteam Member

I have issues with humidity as well. Hard to breathe when it is high - percentage - also hard to breathe

March 19, 2024
A myPHteam Member

I certainly know that as the temperatures and the humidity rise my SOB worsens. I enjoy gardening, but in the warmer months I've learned to get out in the yard early in the morning and hunker down in the AC the rest of the day.

December 26, 2023

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