Asthma

Interesting, I don't get asthma from the fumes, but I am allergic to the sanitiser, my hands turn bright red and itch furiously. When shops demand I use their sanitiser I explain as nicely as I can that I am allergic to it, and offer to wash my hands if they provide the facilities, or use some sensitive wipes. Most are understanding, but I have had a couple bar me from touching anything in the shop, so no point in going in!

Were you able to complete the quiz B9exchange? She needs about 20 more people to do it.

Thank you

Just done it for her. No impact for me.

Thank you Doodle!

She's working so hard and will appreciate every completed form.

No problem. Quick and easy.

Done it. A chronic asthmatic with other lung condition and no impact.

Done

Done. I have asthma, but have never reacted to sanitiser fumes.

Thank you all! So pleased that everyone's helped out. She has to get a certain number completed to be able to use it in her essay, so it's really great you were able to do it.

I've completed the form and am a severe asthmatic. However I don't suffer from the hand sanitiser. Maybe she could do one on the affect of household chemicals and poor air conditioning both of which can bring on very quickly a severe attack.

The sanitisers don’t seem too have a strong smell or chemical smell as far as I can tell. Some have been perfumed but I have more reaction to hand cream or washing up liquid and have had no reaction to sanitisers. Interesting study. I wish her well.

I have had asthma for over 60 years. Haven't been affected by hand sanitiser. Have filled in the form.

Just completed it. It’s had no impact on me either, sadly not the same with aerosols and various pollens etc!

Completed Gagajo

Completed but it was a good suggestion made on household cleaning products adding candles and air fresheners.

Done GagaJo.
I described myself as "intermittent" in that I rarely need my inhaler but have been told to make sure I always have one.
Fumes from different hand sanitisers haven't affected me at all, thank goodness!

I'm most affected by altitude, and weather, notably summer thunderstorms. We had one a few weeks ago.
I ended up in hospital on a nebuliser one year and the medical staff said they'd had no end of people similarly affected.

Good luck to your student ?

Thank you for completing it ladies!

I completed it. I was badly affected by the sanitiser in the opticians. I do not use it anywhere now in case I have a repeat. They all make me feel at least slightly uncomfortable.

I'm really grateful to all of you. She's a lovely, hard working student. I know a lot of them having been working at all in the holiday but she has plodded on. I really hope it results in a high grade for her, because she deserves it.

I had the worst attacks of asthma I've ever had when I lived in Spain. Had to go to the hospital several times and be put on a nebuliser. Don't know why. The conditions WERE very humid but...

My chest has been tighter but not sure if that is directly linked to hand sanitiser, but it does make my hands sore, especially my cuticles, the skin starts to peel away.

Just as a post script to this, she has passed the number she needed to get to include her quiz in her writing! Any further submissions are very welcome tho.

Thank you to all who helped.

B9exchange

Interesting, I don't get asthma from the fumes, but I am allergic to the sanitiser, my hands turn bright red and itch furiously. When shops demand I use their sanitiser I explain as nicely as I can that I am allergic to it, and offer to wash my hands if they provide the facilities, or use some sensitive wipes. Most are understanding, but I have had a couple bar me from touching anything in the shop, so no point in going in!

B9Exchange I have what a nurse called contact dermatitis from using hand sanitizer.
I never had a problem with my own, it was the one at M&S which started it off and it will not clear up.

I'm not asthmatic but the dermatitis issue might be interesting too.

Submitted but I might not have been much help!

I did the form , but sanitizer has no impact on my Asthma, it just comes out of the blue and I haven’t noticed a link between my Asthma and any household products. So I probably wasn’t very helpful.