Barry the Badger Posted 24 July, 2011 Share Posted 24 July, 2011 Since moving back to Southampton a few years ago I have suffered with much worse athsma than I ever had before. I had simply put this down to the condition developing slightly as I got older. Last year I went to Alderney and didn't use the inhaler at all, which made me think perhaps it's air quality related. But then last week I went on holiday to Paris. I took my inhaler assuming that in a city like that I would be using it pretty regularly. Didn't use it once. Back last night and have already needed the inhaler a couple of times. Is the air quality in Southampton particularly bad? Have there been any published studies of it? I wouldn't have thought it would be worse than Paris. Maybe there's something else that's setting the athsma off but there's definitely a pattern when I go away from Southampton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 24 July, 2011 Share Posted 24 July, 2011 http://www.southampton.gov.uk/s-environment/pollution/airquality/default.aspx http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/8191123.Text_warnings_on_pollution_for_asthma_sufferers/ Don't know if these will be of any use / information. I live near Oxford which has a very high level of pollution too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry the Badger Posted 24 July, 2011 Author Share Posted 24 July, 2011 That's interesting thanks. I live quite near to the Romsey Road/Winchester Road hotspot identified in that report so I guess that can't help. Tried to find comparative figures for areas of Paris but no luck. Just seems odd to me that I wasn't affected at all over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 24 July, 2011 Share Posted 24 July, 2011 Judging by this table, I guess it depends on when you were in Paris. Look at the difference between yesterday and today! http://www.airqualitynow.eu/comparing_home.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 24 July, 2011 Share Posted 24 July, 2011 It's fine except when the wind is blowing from the East... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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