How To Combat Bedroom Humidity/Hay Fever?

[BrianWay]

Sorry if I have posted this in the wrong section or if this has been discussed before but I would like some help with reducing my bedroom's humidity, at least I think that might be my issue.

I live in a small mid-terraced house in the North West of England close to moorland, my bedroom is at the back and is East facing as the main bedroom at the front (West facing) has a noisy road right outside. Anyway, I have a hygrometer/thermometer in my bedroom as it usually doesn't go below 64% humidity and I am having trouble sleeping at night but I am not sure if this is humidity or hay fever/allergen related. When I am trying to sleep, I very often get a stuffy/blocked nose and have to blow my nose throughout the night. It's not a cold or anything like that as in the morning once I am up and about, it goes away and doesn't come on again until the middle of the night.

I have a 12 litre Meaco Arete One dehumidifier which I placed on the landing just outside my bedroom (I bought it initially to combat humidity from the bathroom after a shower as my extractor fan doesn't seem to be shifting much) but the bathroom, landing and front bedroom all have around 50-55% humidity readings and feel comfortable. The back bedroom where I sleep doesn't seem to be effected by the dehumidifier.

I tried putting the dehumidifier in my bedroom and leaving it on Auto all day and night but it still didn't shift the humidity much, maybe down to 61% or so although the display on the dehumidifier itself shows a 50-53%. I also found that with it on at night I slept worse as it made me very dehydrated and my throat sore where I had to get up and get a drink and turn the dehumidifier off (plus it's noisy).

So can anyone recommend what I could try doing? I haven't suffered from hay fever before but perhaps it is that. Any help or suggestions would be great.

Thanks.

 

[foxhole]

Humidity should not affect sleep unless it’s very dry .You current humidity levels are normal ( possibly your hygrometer is not accurate )
Sleep can be affected by many issues.

 

[JohnD]

You can get small air purifiers with a fan and filter, often electrostatic dust traps too. I have used them and been amazed by the amount of microscopic particles they pull out of the air. A small low power one can get very quiet, but it runs continuously.

I find the electrostatic ones cause dirt staining on adjacent walls. I suppose they make the particles attracted, like old TVs used to draw cigarette smoke to the glass.

A modern vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter will reduce the dust load in the room, and yoh need to wash bedding, pillows and curtains. If necessary you can remove carpets and use vinyl or hard flooring.

Have you tried a one-a-day allergy/hay-fever tablet?

 

[BrianWay]

Humidity should not affect sleep unless it’s very dry .You current humidity levels are normal ( possibly your hygrometer is not accurate )
Sleep can be affected by many issues.

That's good to know, it is possible that my hygrometer isn't very accurate as it is just a cheap Chinese one off Amazon like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lanhiem-Th...-5-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

You can get small air purifiers with a fan and filter, often electrostatic dust traps too. I have used them and been amazed by the amount of microscopic particles they pull out of the air. A small low power one can get very quiet, but it runs continuously.

I find the electrostatic ones cause dirt staining on adjacent walls. I suppose they make the particles attracted, like old TVs used to draw cigarette smoke to the glass.

A modern vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter will reduce the dust load in the room, and yoh need to wash bedding, pillows and curtains. If necessary you can remove carpets and use vinyl or hard flooring.

Have you tried a one-a-day allergy/hay-fever tablet?

I did buy a Philips 900 air purifier and used that but I found it just made me feel really dehydrated and have a sore throat. It was placed on the nightstand next to my bed. I ended up returning it. My Meaco dehumidifier also acts as an air purifier as it uses a HEPA filter but again, with this in my room I got a sore throat and felt very dehydrated.

I think my room's humidity is probably ok and perhaps the stuffy nose may be a result of hay fever as you suggest and so I might try some tablets. I have tried washing my badly more regularly and hoovering (although my hoover doesn't have a HEPA filter) and even vacuumed the mattress.

Thanks very much for the responses, I think by and large the humidity is probably fine and it's probably just a bit of hay fever that has started.

 

[Jurassicspark]

UK households urged to shut windows and doors between 10am and 3pm | UK | News | Express.co.uk

It's 'extremely beneficial' to keep windows and doors closed during certain hours of the day, particularly when it's windy.

www.express.co.uk

 

[justigator]

My largely-dormant hay fever has been terrible this past week, with very high pollen levels. May just be that for you.