Why does sleeping under a window or fan cause a cold?

[Arkitech]

Monday night I opened up my bedroom window to let a little air circulate through the room. It was roughly about 74 degrees that night, the next morning I woke up with a sore throat and a stuffy nose. I think its breaking today but its kind of baffling that a person could catch a cold just from sleeping in a draft. (ironically my wife is fine)

Does the same thing happen when you're camping and sleeping in the open?

 

[tfinch2]

Because you are breathing through your mouth when you sleep, and that cold air dries your throat out, causing you to get a sore throat.

But the air does not make you sick.

 

[BillGates]

It doesn't.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

If I sleep with the window fan blowing across my bed, I tend to wake up congested.

 

[Eli]

lol, you don't.

Germs cause a cold.

All germs have an incubation period. That is, a period of time before the germs' numbers reach critical mass, causing symptoms.

 

There was a huge thread about this a while back. Marked 'till I find it.

EDIT: FOUND.

Quote from the thread:

Not only that, but she has NO reason to continue to live on this earth. Not only is she taking up space, but she is by FAR the stupidest and most worthless person I have ever seen. Not only would I murder her if you gave me her address, but I would be willing to take the chair to make sure she never takes another breath. You can do us all a favor by blasting her in the back of the fvcking skull with a shotgun.

 

[huesmann]

Originally posted by: BillGates
It doesn't.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: jumpr
There was a huge thread about this a while back. Marked 'till I find it.

EDIT: FOUND.

Quote from the thread:

Not only that, but she has NO reason to continue to live on this earth. Not only is she taking up space, but she is by FAR the stupidest and most worthless person I have ever seen. Not only would I murder her if you gave me her address, but I would be willing to take the chair to make sure she never takes another breath. You can do us all a favor by blasting her in the back of the fvcking skull with a shotgun.

LMAO....

IIRC, that was Mill... and he got banned.

 

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: jumpr
There was a huge thread about this a while back. Marked 'till I find it.

EDIT: FOUND.

Quote from the thread:

Not only that, but she has NO reason to continue to live on this earth. Not only is she taking up space, but she is by FAR the stupidest and most worthless person I have ever seen. Not only would I murder her if you gave me her address, but I would be willing to take the chair to make sure she never takes another breath. You can do us all a favor by blasting her in the back of the fvcking skull with a shotgun.

LMAO....

IIRC, that was Mill... and he got banned.

:thumbsup:

 

[gsellis]

Also, it is allergy season. You may not have a cold, but an allergy. Allergies can become sinus infections (but usually not overnight).

 

[Rogue]

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: jumpr
There was a huge thread about this a while back. Marked 'till I find it.

EDIT: FOUND.

Quote from the thread:

Not only that, but she has NO reason to continue to live on this earth. Not only is she taking up space, but she is by FAR the stupidest and most worthless person I have ever seen. Not only would I murder her if you gave me her address, but I would be willing to take the chair to make sure she never takes another breath. You can do us all a favor by blasting her in the back of the fvcking skull with a shotgun.

LMAO....

IIRC, that was Mill... and he got banned.

:thumbsup:

BWAHAHAHAH!!! First time I've laughed out loud at a post in a while.

 

[AdamSnow]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Because you are breathing through your mouth when you sleep, and that cold air dries your throat out, causing you to get a sore throat.

But the air does not make you sick.

 

[JulesMaximus]

A cold is a virus. You can't catch a cold from leaving your window open.

 

[Calin]

Originally posted by: Eli
lol, you don't.

Germs cause a cold.

All germs have an incubation period. That is, a period of time before the germs' numbers reach critical mass, causing symptoms.

There is a range of incubation period. In some cases can take as less as a week and as more as three weeks (this is for common flu, I think)

 

[biostud]

Ihe draft cool exposed parts of your body. So this reduces the blood circulation in these parts, thus rendering your immune system less functional. And the immune system actually also have a working optimum at a higher degree than 37C. Also the air dries out your mucus glands (so they need to produce more mucus, and because it gets dried out it gets stickier.). All these things make you more suspecticle for bacterial infections.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Calin

Originally posted by: Eli
lol, you don't.

Germs cause a cold.

All germs have an incubation period. That is, a period of time before the germs' numbers reach critical mass, causing symptoms.

There is a range of incubation period. In some cases can take as less as a week and as more as three weeks (this is for common flu, I think)

I've heard anywhere from 24hrs to 3 days for common cold type baddies...

 

[Corn]

Originally posted by: jumpr
There was a huge thread about this a while back. Marked 'till I find it.

EDIT: FOUND.

Quote from the thread:

Not only that, but she has NO reason to continue to live on this earth. Not only is she taking up space, but she is by FAR the stupidest and most worthless person I have ever seen. Not only would I murder her if you gave me her address, but I would be willing to take the chair to make sure she never takes another breath. You can do us all a favor by blasting her in the back of the fvcking skull with a shotgun.

ATOT is not devoid of *any* redeeming quality. The comedy alone is worth suffering through all the YAGT's.........

 

[Calin]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Calin

Originally posted by: Eli
lol, you don't.

Germs cause a cold.

All germs have an incubation period. That is, a period of time before the germs' numbers reach critical mass, causing symptoms.

There is a range of incubation period. In some cases can take as less as a week and as more as three weeks (this is for common flu, I think)

I've heard anywhere from 24hrs to 3 days for common cold type baddies...

ok, then it was some other virus/bacteria/something. However, the incubation time varies - and sometime varies wildly

 

[Nohr]

Can't say it's ever been an issue for me..

 

[Amused]

Cold air, moving air, or an open window cannot give you a cold. Though the open window could aggravate a person's allergies if they have any.