My friends husband woke up in the middle of the night and it was cold out side. He got very upset when he noticed his wife and son down the hall had the windows open and the fan on low. He firmly said they were "stupid" that it didn't make any sence at all and no wonder they get sick! I'm sure he was still a little groggy and irritated but still isn't that harsh? Fresh air is fresh air... no? -west coast
2007-12-06 07:37:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Good point about the heater. Yes the heater was on low because others in house "need" it. Just those two didn't want or need it. The husband didn't need it, but for some reason just got really upset. I have been hearing about this gripe for some time. IS why I threw it out in YA
2007-12-06 07:51:04 · update #1
Fresh air (hot or cold) does not make you sick. Coming in contact with a virus is what makes you sick. When you have cold air on you, your immune system isn't as efficient, because your body is busy trying to keep you warm. So it's not the air itself that makes you ill, but being exposed to a virus when your body isn't at its peak from being chilly, and thus can't fight off the germs it comes into contact with.
2007-12-06 07:49:05 · answer #1 · answered by Julie W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fresh air won't make you sick - germs do!
My son and I used to get upper respiratory infections several times during the Fall & Winter until my doctor suggested that we turn the heat WAY down and bundle up at night. Haven't had even a cold since!
Germs breed in warmth - cold air kills them or at least keeps them from spreading.
2007-12-06 07:40:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fresh, cold air is actually supposed to be good for you when you have an upper respiratory thing going on... not too much of it, though. If you have a high temperature, it's best not to go out in it...don't want to go into shock. Ease the temperature down, then step outside to get a breath of fresh air.
2007-12-06 07:41:29 · answer #3 · answered by Beth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fresh air is better for you than old, stuffy, recycled air. If there was no fresher air circulating round the house then germs would spread quicker between people.
The cold air won't give you a cold.
2007-12-06 07:43:01 · answer #4 · answered by Miss Steph 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fresh air is good for you, any time of year. It's the stale polluted indoor air that's unhealthy.
It isn't cold that makes people get colds and flu, it's germs passed around in tight unventilated places.
that grump needs to go back to bed and let people have some air.
2007-12-06 07:41:42 · answer #5 · answered by Squirrley Temple 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In Winter during the day I like to be comfortably warm but at night I like to cuddle up in blankets with the windows opened and breathe the cool air. I'm thinking that as long as my body is warm there shouldn't be a problem. What do other people think?
2014-10-30 12:49:21 · answer #6 · answered by Mary 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes of course cold air can make you sick. I don't know what it is, but it never fails that when the air turns cold (I live in Michigan) everyone here gets sick. And the one night that I cracked open the window with the fan on low, I had a sinus infection a day later. go figure....
2007-12-06 07:46:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You guys area all stupid of course cold air makes you catch a cold just like going to bed with wet hair makes a catch a cold
2014-05-21 02:16:48 · answer #8 · answered by Craig 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Fresh air won't make you stick. Germs will do. That's why people clean, use personal hygiene ext to keep those germs to a minimum.
2007-12-06 07:47:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't catch a cold from fresh or cold air, you catch germs in the air due to a low immune system.
2007-12-06 07:40:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋