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    why am I so sensitive to air conditioning?

    When I am in an air conditioned environment, especially below 72 degrees, I start to ache from my head down to my neck and shoulders, then my hips. Sometimes will get a headache also.

    +1  Views: 351 Answers: 3 Posted: 13 years ago
    lindilou

    You may be allergic to or have a high sensitivity to the CFCs in the air conditioner ... freon may be the culprit.
    mycatsmom

    what's CFC ?
    lindilou

    A chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) is an organic compound that contains only carbon, chlorine, and fluorine, produced as a volatile derivative of methane, ethane, and propane. They are also commonly known by the DuPont brand name Freon. The most common representative is dichlorodifluoromethane (R-12 or Freon-12). Many CFCs have been widely used as refrigerants, propellants (in aerosol applications), and solvents. Because CFCs contribute to ozone depletion in the upper atmosphere, the manufacture of such compounds has been phased out under the Montreal Protocol, and they are being replaced with other products such as HFCs[1] (e.g., R-410A), hydrocarbons,[2] and CO2. However, such products[3] are similar in effect as pollutants.from wikedpedia
    EEEEEEEKS!!

    3 Answers

    Airconditioning seems unhealthy. It's too hot where I live to do without it. It hurts my neck & back. Hate it.  


    Just complaining ...

    itsmee

    Ours is set on 80 degrees.
    mycatsmom

    I thank God for my air conditioning.......since i grew up without it. And I worked in very hot nursing homes when I was an LPN , b/c none of them had A C. Just the offices in the bldg had it.

    to cold fish, the A C setting in stores and restaurants may be set down too low for you . So , just take a sweater with you when you go . As for your house and car, you can temper the settings to your liking.

    I feel the same way you do Cold Fish, I though I was the only one like that,My guess would be that air conditioning is not a healthy environment , I've decide to go with simple fan,more natural air breeze .



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