An glass of orange juice a day will keep the "stuffiness" at bay!
Move?
A dehumidifier will work wonders. See if you can run a hose from it directly into a floor drain so it can run all the time (until you get drier weather.)
That way, you won't have a container of water at the back of it sitting and waiting to be dumped, defeating the purpose of removing moisture from the air. I've never understood that system. Seems silly to me.
Get a good smelling can of Lysol and spray that around, too. Kills germs. (I like their 'Fresh Linen' fragrance.)
Wash your hands a lot, and treat yourself to a nice tube of good hand cream, because you'll need it with all of that hand washing. :)
Drink lots of water each day and get a decent amount of sleep.
Good Luck!
Dehumidifier, some kind of safe fungicide, and dry-lok (if the owner will let you seal the walls. Also, get some good fresh air in the place.
Wash down any areas that have mildew with a "mould killer". You can get a bottle from a hardware store. I use a brand made by Polycell, it works.
Wash down any areas that have mildew with a "mould killer". You can get a bottle from a hardware store. I use a brand made by Polycell, it works.
The ZICAM oral spray and nasal gel (swab or spray) lessens severity and length virtually always.
I have had chest congestion for weeks and it has not helped that EXCEPT to keep my nose, sinuses and throat clear of infection. Which is very welcome.
Usually if I use it at first hint of any tickle in my nose or throat--it will prevent it.
Am taking herbal products for the chest--some antiviral and some antibiotic as a usual med anti-biotic just blunts my already genetically weak immune system. I prefer not to go there.
Spray a mixture of bleach and water on moldy areas. No need to saturate...a fine misting will do. (ventilate as required.
In addition to all the good advice from other FReepers, I'd also check with the manager as to what type of pest service has been used in the past in the apartment. You would be amazed at how many people react to pesticides (including fungicides), particularly the solvents in the delivery systems.
They diss the zinc preparations like Cold-Eze & Zicam, but I know people who swear by that stuff. But if it's mold that's causing your probs, in addition to swabbing down your apt. with clorox & getting that dehumidifier, you might benefit most from an antihistimine.
While we are on the subject of health has anyone out there in Freeperland received "sternal plates". I had a CABG back in Oct. 2006 and CPR 3 weeks later. My sternum never healed and is held together with the titanium wires only. My surgeon is suggesting the plates but I'm hesitant about another surgery.
I live in a semi type basement flat as well, and I just bought a Honeywell hepa air filter, it's made an immense difference.
Wolf: I went through three rounds of antibiotics for sinus pain/headaches. Nothing worked.
An over-the counter mucus pill, Mucinex, finally gave me some relief.
Buy the Mucinex then call the health dept. for a habitability inspection.
A nice tall glass of Knob Creek on the rocks before bedtime. Then Vodka and Orange Juice for breakfast, A Tom Collins for lunch, and finally 4 12oz beers around dinner time. Thats what I do when I'm on vacation. Look into visiting the Finger lakes I hear their nice this time of year.