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[World Traveler]

My throat and nose hurt like hell, and I'm wondering if it is because of yellow dust.

Also, it's freezing cold outside, and the air is dry. Blasting heat on the buses may be part of what is hurting my sinuses.

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[le-paul]

no im not, but my car is as dirty as a Bangkok hooker. If youre feeling sick, get a dust mask, drink plenty fluids when youre teaching, keep your windows shut and humidify your room. Id stay clear of medicine unless youre on your last legs. bon chance

[sojusucks]

It has been bad, lately.

[World Traveler]

I'm sick now because of it. It weakened my immune system to the point I caught a cold. So many people around me are coughing, so I assume they got sick, too.

[Lazio]

For the past nearly 2 weeks there has been no yellow dust in Seoul.

From Wednesday afternoon the entire country has good air.

On the 19th and 20th some areas got yellow dust (Gunsan, Gwangju, Daegu, Busan, Jeonju, Ulsan) but the PM10 readings barely reached 200 so it wasn�t that bad.

[schwa]

Prime catch a cold season anyway. Primarily on account of kids bunched back into classrooms, but maybe influenced by wildly back & forth march temps, traditionally referred to as 꽃샘추위 (ggotsaemchuwee) or roughly translated, flowers fighting the winter.

Remember though, its a kid's job to get sick frequently, it builds resistance for later life. Adults shouldnt catch colds nearly as often. If you need to give your immune system a boost, I recommend red ginseng & regular saunas.

Yeongdong, where the snow fell, is my region on the Gangwondo coast. Eight inches yesterday & skating conditions on the roads but it quickly melted. Spring, almost here!

Not much sign of yellow dust yet this year. One hazy day last week. Last year, nationally, was relatively dust-free. A couple years ago it was pretty bad though, episodes just kept coming. During which its just common sense to limit your outdoor activities a bit.

But usually a pretty nice season in Korea.

[World Traveler]

Maybe there is just a lot of air pollution lately (hanging over the city or something). (The sky looks bad. It is definately not blue.)

Good advice, schwa. Thanks. I'll try some red ginseng (never had it yet) and check out a sauna (I've never done that either).

[denverdeath]

[schwa]

After each sit in the sauna I like to plunge myself immediately in icy cold water &/or stand naked dripping wet in the winter elements. Every Korean bath facility includes a cold pool & some have outdoor areas. Its amazingly bracing.

[denverdeath]

[javis]

[Dodge7]

my eyes have been getting really irritated recently and getting red and I didn't know why. This yellow sand might explain it.

[Weigookin74]

Early spring and late fall are always vulnerable times of the year for me. I'm thinking a mix of dust and pollen. My car is covered with dust. I went biking though the country last weekend and have been suffering for the last week with flu like symptoms (but are allergies). Been going to the doctor every two or three days gradually upping medication. Next time I go to Canada, I'm stocking up on Reactine and going to take it during these seasons!! Ahhhhh!! Dry eyes, runny nose, scratchy throat, etc. Had to miss a couple of days of school, which I never usually do. But, it does seem worse this year. I won't try any heavy cardio activity outdoors again until mid to late April.

[Weigookin74]