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Old Sep 10, 2007, 08:46 AM
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Is it true that you can get sick from sitting in the draft of an AC

I never held this to be a true statement, but yesterday morning I felt fine. Then I went to church, and ended up sitting right under the AC vent. It really felt pretty good at first, as I am always a bit on the warm size, but after about 25 minutes, I got this hacking cough. There was a tickle in my throat that was driving me crazy, so I got a drink of water and sucked on a cough drop.

Later on, like 4 - 5 hours, I felt like I was coming down with something - itchy throat, stuffy head, a bit achy. Then last night my head filled up with snot and I feel like a limp rag today.

Is this just a coincidence, or could the cold air blowing on me for an hour have helped?

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Old Sep 12, 2007, 07:05 AM   #2  
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There is a chance the AC has mildew from moisture build-up. If so, those particles could easily have floated into your system and be causing you to have an "allergic" sort of reaction.
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Never mind - we all caught a cold - that was a coincidence.
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