Although I enjoy and like the winter overall, I can’t stand the dry air it brings.
- When the humidity drops too low, it resembles torture for me.
When I lived in the south, the winters didn’t bother me that much, and that is because in general, the humidity is higher in the southern states, even during winter. However, I moved with my boyfriend a little further up north, and you could definitely tell a difference in the humidity levels. During winter, the air becomes horribly dry. I usually have to wear chapstick as well as bring cough drops with me to help my sore throat. Although that definitely helps, it doesn’t take care of the problem. I knew the humidity must have been getting really bad, when it started getting painful to breathe. I bought a humidifier online, and had it shipped fast to our home. It arrived within a day, and it wasn’t difficult to set up at all. Within an hour, I could actually feel the dry air disappearing, and breathing felt normal again, and not dry and painful. I was incredibly glad that I bought the humidifier, it turned out to be money well spent. Limiting the use of our heating and cooling system was a good idea as well. It turns out the A/C component actually takes humidity out of the air, and I couldn’t have that. So during the day, the air conditioner was turned off to preserve the humidity. Only at night, did we have the cooling unit on, since at night the humidity is higher anyways.