Hello JC residents,

My nose has been itchy and uncomfy since roughly one week ago. Same happened to my wife as well. Sneezes and watering a lot. Suspect there are some allergens in my apartment but can't figure out what. Never allergic to anything, never had a pollen issue in Spring but this happened. Any comrades? Thanks!

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russokumo t1_jaam6ae wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:26 AM

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There's an extremely mild cold going around that could be it

mooseLimbsCatLicks t1_jaan25f wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:33 AM

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Wife is having apparent allergies also

PixelSquish t1_jaan4tc wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:34 AM

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are you becoming allergic to luxury air?

jasonleeobrien t1_jaao1i1 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:40 AM

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Replying to PixelSquish (#2,084,256)

LUXURIOUS BREATH

garth_meringue t1_jaaol2u wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:44 AM

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Yea, I think I've had similar. When this happens I check the air quality index (https://www.airnow.gov/?city=Jersey%20City&state=NJ&country=USA) or pollen reports. Both have been in decent ranges however. Not totally sure what it is, maybe just the low humidity.

FinalIntern8888 t1_jaaqt16 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:01 AM

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Have you tested? Just tested positive today for covid myself

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Adventurous_Drop_249 t1_jaasjq4 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:13 AM

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This has been happening to me as well!

HappyArtichoke7729 t1_jaau8ed wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:26 AM

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All those lanternfly eggs that are unsmashed are starting to get antsy. We should be smashing them all while they're easy pickings.

cassiedanger t1_jaawwha wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:46 AM

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I don’t have any allergies so I thought I was imagining things but me toooooo

Mongodbsasto t1_jaazali wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:04 AM

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Allergies can start any time. I never had seasonal allergies until 2010 and bam 💥… fuck you flowers ever since.

gracie_jc t1_jab0c1y wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:12 AM

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I have allergies, usually manageable with medication. This past year has been a disaster for my allergies! Funny thing is, even my dog started sneezing recently🤷🏻‍♀️

Got 2 air purifiers that run 24/7.

Coway airmega 400: https://a.co/d/gMBNtum

UncleCahn t1_jab6pdi wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:04 AM

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Cold and dry air. Get an inexpensive humidstat. If below 30 relative humidity, get a humidifier.

STMIHA t1_jab76c0 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:08 AM

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Replying to PixelSquish (#2,084,256)

You got it all wrong. Ya gotta pay a surcharge for the lux air. It was in the fine print.

glitterpumps t1_jablmr0 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:36 AM

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Replying to FinalIntern8888 (#2,085,330)

Me too! Came home and couldn’t smell my candles.

jotjotzzz t1_jaclyfb wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:56 PM

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Get an air purifier inside the apartment. It may help. Also a humidifier because during the winter it dries the air

realkandyman OP t1_jadazca wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:48 PM

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Replying to Mongodbsasto (#2,087,866)

If only happened to one person it might be true. But two people concurrently having same allergy, I better buy a megaball ticket

DontBeEvil1 t1_jadbzkh wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:55 PM

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Just LOL.

BigAlOof t1_jados5a wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:15 PM

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i have allergies, usually just sinus congestion, and i take claritin d for it. but a few weeks ago i started having weird sore-ish throat symptoms. after a bunch of days i went to urgent care and they said it looked like allergies. i don’t know if its an allergy to something new or what but it’s annoying!

4yent10 t1_jadwifd wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:04 PM

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I had to ask my apt management to take a better look at our split AC units. Turned out, they needed to be cleaned around every 6 months. I’m not taking about simply cleaning the screen, but they had to get HVAC people to come and pump out dirt with water. I’ve been in my apt for 6 years and this was the first time it was done. When I moved into it, the previous tenant was here for 3 years. It’s gross.