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kermo · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:48 am Post subject: Where did my nose go?

Last week I noticed my eyes were really itchy. For a few weeks, I've been sneezing uncontrollably in the mornings. I thought it was an allergy to my little bunny.

Yesterday evening, the air seemed really hazy. My nose started getting very stuffed and runny, so I took some Tylenol Cold&Flu and waited for it to kick in. I waited 2 1/2 hrs, and I was still going like a faucet, so I gave up and turned in at about 2:30.

What followed was a lot of snuffly sleep, interrupted by my nose brimming over. My bed and the floor surrounding it looked like a blizzard had hit from all the TP/bog roll I had gone through.

At 5 am I got up to get some water, and the air outside was completely opaque. Today the haze has dissipated to a mere smoggy mist. I'm still utterly stuffed up.

I've noticed some other people complaining about this too (just foreigners though.) Have you suffered it?

oneofthesarahs · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Location: Sacheon City

I don't live in Seoul, but my nose suddenly became really stuffy a couple of days ago. My throat has been hurting too because I assume I'm breathing with my mouth open while I'm sleeping. I thought maybe it had something to do with the sudden change of temperature.

SeoulShakin · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Location: Seoul

Same here. I suspect the air quality.

Today, the brownish hue of the sky was a little concerning. It was hard to tell where the brown dirt soccer field ended, and the sky began.

GoldMember · Joined: 24 Oct 2006

For some here it's up the boss's butt.

butlerian · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Location: Korea

Interesting...I live in Daegu and woke up today with a sore throat. I've also sneezed quite a few times. Symptoms a little different to how a cold usually develops for me, but I'm guessing that's what it is in my case.

Jellypah · Joined: 27 Oct 2004 Location: ROK

I'm the same! I noticed a lot of my studets today were coughing a lot too. - A dry constant cough. Hmmmmm.

twg · Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Location: Getting some fresh air...

Today was repulsive.

I tried the USFK yellow sand site but it seems to be down.

spliff · Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

Same...be a week now today. Glad my S's are on a class trip. Nothing to do today but watch the Sopranos.

jaganath69 · Joined: 17 Jul 2003

Both my son and I have runny noses and coughs.

normalcyispasse · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:48 pm Post subject:

Young FRANKenstein · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:38 pm Post subject:

Stuff like that doesn't bother me. During Yellow Dust season, everyone around me is sick, and I'm like "Why is everyone so sick?...Huh? What Yellow dust?"

kermo · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:41 pm Post subject:

I'm not so drippy today but I've got this really pitiful cough going on.

Last night I invented something to deal with my clogged nose. I folded some toilet paper and tied it to my nose with a scarf. Ta da! Functional AND attractive.

as-ian · Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Location: Busan, South Korea

silver_butterfly · Joined: 12 Nov 2006 Location: South Korea

Me too, thought I was having major allergies or something with the constant itchy eyes....driving me CRAZY!!

butlerian · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Location: Korea