Offshore breeze always helps
I have had asthma/allergies since an infant. I have lived in Oak Harbor & Tacoma Washington; Tucson Az; Va Beach, Va; and now SD, Ca. Living where there is an offshore breeze always helps to keep the air clean & easier to breathe. We now have no carpeting, and a air cleaner in each rm; perhaps this makes a big difference as well. — MT, San Diego
Lois,
I just read your comment about having asthma/allergies and both of my kids do to. Since we have moved from Chicago to Florida they have been so much better. They are on only one medicine each and we didn’t get the carpeting either. My daughter is allergic to cat & dog dander, dust mites & outdoor allergies. My son Joshua (with the amblyopia) is allergic to peanuts, cat and dog dander, dust mites and outdoor allergens. We also keep him away from tree nuts as a precaution. Nice to see you are doing this also. You are a lovely woman and you are helping out so many people with this. Take care.
Comment by Kelly H. — September 26, 2006 @ 7:12 pm
Thanks, for sharing about your children’s experience with allergies and climate, Kelly. Actually it is MT from California that wrote the comment about having allergies/asthma. But I really appreciate your encouragement and kind words. Helping others with allergies is my job since I’m an allergy nurse. But I get to do it just for fun here, and that’s pretty cool.
Lois
Comment by AllergyNurse — September 26, 2006 @ 7:58 pm
Lois,
Oh! I just went and read the underneath part of the paragraph. I though it was you. LOL!
Comment by Kelly H. — September 27, 2006 @ 8:23 pm
It seems unlikely that there are no studies statistically correlating the incidence of various allergies with specific venues. What is the percentage of asthma suffers among long-term residents of Palm Springs versus, say, Jacksonville? Has no one conducted separated-twin studies comparing two locales? Etc. The answers might indeed lie in mass data. Where is it?
Comment by richard lukin — December 30, 2006 @ 11:41 am
I live about 100 miles sw of Dallas, Texas and I have a terrible time with asthma and allergies. I have been to the ER 22 times in 2 1/2 years, and actually have been admitted about 14 times for at least 1 night. I need to move somewhere, and I’ve heard good things about San Diego, and that the off-shore breezes really helps. Thank you for your information. But is it possible to find affordable apartments out there? Everything seems so high, but I guess it would be worth it if moving out there would help me.
Comment by Michael Delk — May 28, 2007 @ 2:41 pm
Michael, Coastal San Diego is expensive. Check a real estate rental site for info. Or check craigslist.org
The problem is you need to be very near to the ocean to get the benefit of the ocean breezes. If you’re inland even 1/4-1/2 mile, the benefit diminishes considerably. So, if you can afford it, coastal California can help. But, it’s definitely expensive.
Comment by Martin — May 1, 2009 @ 5:05 am
So glad I found this website…I don’t feel so alone knowing others are going throught similar events…..
We are looking at moving to Arizona, Phoenix area……My Husband and I moved from Seattle Wa to Upstate NY 2 years. My Asthma/allergies were managed well on the west coast for 35 years until 6months after the move, I had an asthma attack. Ever since then, it has been one specialist after another, ENT, Pulmonologist, Allergy/Asthma and they all are stumped as my symptoms are getting worse…Symptoms are ears full, red and ring sometimes, sinus pain, pressure, post-nasal drip, sore glands under ears, excessive mucus, difficulty exhaling, and very poor peak flows..
what is stumping the doc’s is that the symptoms can come on for a day and then decrease then next or hang on for several day and increase in intensity. We have done Allergy scratch tests and found that I am allergice to 17 trees and 4 grasses found only in the NE so this explains the huge allergic reaction in the spring but does not explain symptoms in the wintertime.
I have taken 10 injections of Xolair and still find no relief. I flux between 30-60 mg of prednisone and find little relief on 60 at times…I am also on all xopenex inhailer and neb, pulmacort neb, Ipratorpium neb, allegra, singulair,mucinex, advair, astepro, and benadryl.
This routine barely keeps me out of the ER. My docs are sending me to yet another specialist in Boston…
My ENT doc suggested moving… has anyone had this happen to them??? Phoenix was suggested because of the dry climate and little naturally occuring allergens but I am concerned about air quality and that I may just develop allergies to whatever blooms there….anyone have positive/negative stories to share of the Phoenix area?
Comment by Hopeless in NY — June 9, 2009 @ 8:26 pm