Sydney Air Pollution - Anyone Else Got Sick?

ripesashimi on 21/11/2019 - 13:42
Last edited 21/11/2019 - 16:28 by 1 other user

I havent been sick for at least 10 years or so, not even common cold. Only 1 food poisoning incident and gum disease couple of years ago.

Woke up with headache, stuffed nose and sore throat. Called in sick. GP said its most likely a common cold and there are a surge of people coming in with similar issues. Thought everything was fine till I saw my xiaomi purifier reading at 154. The highest reading I could remember was 60 or so. Im fine with common cold but fine dust and other lung cancer risks are not cool.

Should I be worry or its just me being paranoia?

Poll Options

  • 19
    No problem here
  • 22
    Got sick within last week
  • 3
    Im fine but people around me are sick
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  • rainbow612 on 21/11/2019 - 13:53

    I woke up the same, a really sore throat and with a fever, and felt way too sick to work. I feel completely dead.

    • CyberMurning on 21/11/2019 - 14:08
      +1

      lucky you just feeling it, i am dead already i dont even realised how i can type these

      • nfr on 21/11/2019 - 14:51
        +4

        You can still type because the T virus maintains your motor function.

        • theHMASfriendship on 21/11/2019 - 15:09

          My motor is in the shop

        • coxjon on 21/11/2019 - 16:07

          Fever gone but itchy. Hungry and eat doggy food. Itchy itchy Scott came. Ugly face so killed him. Tasty.

          Itchy.
          Tasty.

    • Yummy on 21/11/2019 - 17:09

      Eyes are burning, stuffy nose, itchy throat. Still going to work. :(

  • chew_chew on 21/11/2019 - 14:34

    Got a fever on Tues night after walking to and from work in the smoke haze :(

  • [Deactivated] on 21/11/2019 - 14:38

    My theory is that the migrating shearwaters flew into bushfire smoke along the NSW coast causing the huge numbers of deaths. They had flown all the way from Alaska and many dropped dead near the Australian coast.

  • dapt on 21/11/2019 - 14:56
    +2

    I doubt that you haven't had a cold in 10 years, you probably just generally show weak symptoms. The smoke has exacerbated your symptoms this time.

  • trustnoone on 21/11/2019 - 14:59

    Woke up a bit sick as well, I'll switch on my air purifier when I get home, but didn't realise it until I started feeling a little nauseous this morning. feels odd since I live in the city too, I worry to think how others closer to the fires are dealing.

  • JimmyF on 21/11/2019 - 15:00

    Im fine with common cold but fine dust and other lung cancer risks are not cool.

    Lung cancer? Being a little melodramatic there.

    Just because you haven't been sick in 10 years, doesn't mean you can't get sick. You'll live. Carry on.

    • nfr on 21/11/2019 - 15:13
      -1

      Chronic exposure to small particles increases lung cancer risk by about 10%.

      • salem on 21/11/2019 - 15:30
        +7

        A few days high exposure won't blip your probabilities. If it carries on all summer though…

      • JimmyF on 21/11/2019 - 16:55

        Chronic exposure to small particles increases lung cancer risk by about 10%.

        More melodramatic people I see thinking a few days of smoke in the air will give you lung cancer.

        • nfr on 21/11/2019 - 17:19
          +2

          I certainly don't think just a few days of smoke in the air will give you lung cancer, in fact I specifically said "chronic" exposure, so let's not get melodramatic and make pointless accusations OK?

  • Euphemistic on 21/11/2019 - 16:03
    +4

    Worried about the particulates? Just stop breathing until the reading on your energy-sucking-doesn’t-do-much-filter drops back to normal.

  • onetwothreefour on 21/11/2019 - 16:40

    Yeah I was sick last week and my wife and son have been sick this week, not sure if it was the smoke that caused it but that's what I'm blaming.

  • pegaxs on 21/11/2019 - 16:43

    I'm near Newcastle and cant even see the sky today. Other day it was a case of not being able to see across the street clearly. My PM2.5 readings were 300+.

    Sure enough, yesterday, hayfever symptoms. Blocked nose, sore face, aching top row of teeth. Knew it was coming, it was just a matter of time…

  • Kentrolla on 21/11/2019 - 16:53

    Not sick, but the throat has been sore the past couple days. Definitely due to the smoke.

  • orangetrain on 21/11/2019 - 17:09

    Saw this on fb: The cognitive costs of air pollution. https://patrickcollison.com/pollution

    Can one be aware of cognitive declines?

  • brendanm on 21/11/2019 - 18:41

    I'm sure those who are sifting through the ashes of their homes will be saying a prayer for you tonight op. Get well soon.

  • GoldenDragon888 on 21/11/2019 - 18:56
    +2

    The smoke got me. I got bronchitis. Ain’t nobody got time for time for that.

    • 203132 on 30/11/2019 - 22:42

      you're probably still coughing! I got that once running once in smoke, coughed for weeks.

      It's funny getting stares by locals when I wear a P2 mask. Suckers…

      • Bargainbeth on 04/12/2019 - 02:46

        Where do you buy these masks? breathing is kinda difficult lately for me. I have ones that apparently block dust, dirt and bacteria, with no pm rating.

        Edit : nvm found it, officeworks!

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