Jon Danniken wrote:
scorpionleather wrote:
Not so much from string trimming, but when I use the lawnmower it
kicks up a lot of dust and then for the next couple days I sneeze a
lot. Or when I do other landscaping projects that raise the
vegetation dust I get what feels like upper respiratory allergies. So I
wonder if you are also having a kind of allergic reaction. I
take Claritin (over the counter) and that helps a little.

I just this year started wearing a particle mask when I mow the lawn in the
summer. Makes a BIG difference in the way I feel afterwards, along the
lines of the effect you get the first time you wear hearing protection while
mowing.

Jon


Wish I'd worn hearing protection mowing lawns as a kid, and on the
construction sites during my teenage years. I might have a little more
of my hearing left. I was never into rock'n'roll concerts and never had
a high-power stereo, so those are the only damaging exposures I had. But
other than the jackhammer guys, nobody wore them back then. I wear muffs
using any power equipment now, funny looks from the neighbors be damned.
I want to hold on to what little hearing I have left.

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