Flares from Computers?/Low humidity

[Guest guest]

I just saw an environmental derm who's one of the top in his field in

NYC. I was asking him about environmental causes and he said that it

was thought for a while that people were getting flares from their

computer screens, but that it turned out that the flares were being

caused by a very low humidity environment. He says low humidity can

cause flushing. I've noticed that I always flush in a high humidity

environment, but I work in a library which has about 20% humidity in

the wintertime. I've been there 5 years and did not have this disease

before I started there. Something to think about...

JE

[Guest guest]

I guess I would be one of the exceptions here. I always keep a

humidifier on in the room when I'm working on the computer. For me,

I think the UV might have more to do with it. My skin seems to

bother me most when I sit for more than a hour or so at the computer

with a plain face (meaning just moisturizer). However, when I wear

sunscreen (I wear it even if indoors) and a light dusting of powder

(Jane Iredale - great stuff!), no problems. Of course, everyone is

different.

GT

[Guest guest]

I guess I would be one of the exceptions here. I always keep a

humidifier on in the room when I'm working on the computer. For me,

I think the UV might have more to do with it. My skin seems to

bother me most when I sit for more than a hour or so at the computer

with a plain face (meaning just moisturizer). However, when I wear

sunscreen (I wear it even if indoors) and a light dusting of powder

(Jane Iredale - great stuff!), no problems. Of course, everyone is

different.

GT