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Latino99
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Although it is currently very hot in Bangkok I am suffering from a cold after 3 days of staying here. I think it is due to the huge differences in temperature once you are on the street and once you enter a building with air condition. Must be about 20 degrees each time. I am not used to these temperature changes and I am feeling quite uncomfortable now with my cold. Has anybody made the same experience and know a good remedy or medicament against it?
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Posted on: 11:23 pm on April 12, 2004
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Mr Alan
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Yes, it bothered me a lot also. I think it just takes some getting used to, because when I lived in a warmer climate like BKK, it did not bother me as much as it does now.
What is even worse, is that many A/C systems in hotels do not work well in terms of switching the unit on and off when the room temperature changes. One would think that with the emphasis on saving electricity they would pay more attention to this.
Even when there is a good thermostat in the room, I often find the it is not placed in a good location. For example in one place I stayed, the thermostat was attached to the outside wall (on the inside of the room) which was always about 5 degrees F warmer than the rest of the room in the day time, but about the same temperature late at night. I usually woke up in a sweat at about 4:00 am every morning and lowered the thermostat, then set it higher in daytime.
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Posted on: 11:39 pm on April 12, 2004
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BigDUSA
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You don't catch a cold from changes in temperature. It's a virus that's spread when someone sneezes on you.
Now does that make you feel better.  Take 2 aspirin and don't call me in the morning.
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Posted on: 11:45 pm on April 12, 2004
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Quote: from Latino99 on 11:23 am on April 13, 2004
Although it is currently very hot in Bangkok I am suffering from a cold after 3 days of staying here. I think it is due to the huge differences in temperature...
You ever think it might be from having your tongue down some BG's throat, who has a cold?
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Posted on: 11:53 pm on April 12, 2004
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Mr Alan
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Of course you are correct that the virus causes the cold. But I think it does lower you immune system's ability to resist viruses and other diseases when you are not used to sudden changes in temperature. Also, once you get a cold, it is much harder to get rid of under those conditions.
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Posted on: 11:57 pm on April 12, 2004
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Vancouver Jay
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You don't need someone to sneeze on you to get a cold. Virii like to travel in a medium, usually other people's mucus in the case of rhinovirus. This can be in an airborne mist created when someone who is infected sneezes or coughs, or from touching a contaminated surface and then touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
To lower your chances of getting sick, avoid confined places with recycled air, keep your hands away from your face and wash them frequently.
A warm environment does not make it harder to shake a cold, but it may make the symptoms feel worse. The only things that will help you get over a cold are time, rest, fluids and proper nutrition. If you're hot, you may not feel like eating, if you're on vacation, you may be less willing to sacrifice a couple of days for rest.
The environment has nothing to do with shaping an individual's resistance to a virus. If you've had a particular virus before you will enjoy a partial or total immunuity to it in the future.
If two people get infected with the same virus, one can become a lot sicker. It depends on general health, age, strength of immune system and other factors. One may also have contracted a similar virus in the past and may enjoy partial immunity from a new strain. This, incidentally, is why cowpox was used as an early vaccine for smallpox -- the virii are very similar genetically and a partial immunity is conferred.
A "cold" may also be an allergy rather than a virus. Allergies are a whole different ball game. In adults immunity to an allergen does not usually develop over time, but symptoms after exposure may grow less pronounced. Conversely they may also get much worse with each exposure.
Going from home, to hot and humid Bangkok, to the dry and cold air of hotels and restaurants, then outside again, mixed with the smoky air of bars can put a lot stress on the lungs. I'd estimate that a third of the people I see come over here get a cough for the first few days or week and the effect is more pronounced in smokers.
Remember also that your body has a natural maintenance cycle. It tries to do clean-up operations while you're asleep. When you travel far enough from home that your sleep cycle is upset, your body will be trying to put things right during your waking hours and will not be as efficient.
Last, don't forget that Bangkok's air is decidedly dirty. Pollution and airborne particulates are much higher than most people's home towns.
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Posted on: 12:25 am on April 13, 2004
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TonsilBasher
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Sounds like rhinitis to me. I sneeze a lot stepping out of my cold air-conditioned room into the warmer part of the house. Try Clarinase if it's runny. Drink warm water.
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Posted on: 4:17 am on April 13, 2004
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BIG BEEFA
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I also have had this problem, I hate the heat and love the cold, so I try to spend most of my time in air-conditioning, especially in my hotel room where I can control the temperature, down on the lowest setting.
In the morning I find myself with a sore throat and over the next couple of nights turn the temperature back up a bit.
My throat does get better throught doing this, the other thing is that the girl's nipples stay on high beam the whole time while they are in the room and they also want to snug into me to keep warm, so the saw throat is worth it.
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Posted on: 4:38 am on April 13, 2004
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