Guest guest Posted March 27, 2002 Report Share Posted March 27, 2002 Some of you may recall that I started posting about two weeks ago, in search of a solution for the temporary cheek redness/inflammation/itching whenever I worked more than an hour at my computer. After sharing some posts with others and doing some reading, I joined the hypothesis that the cause was static electricity drawing microscopic dust particles to my face while I was sitting at the computer, dropping off as soon as I left the computer's static electric field. Then a librarian here commented on the low humidity at her workplace, and with that I did some further readings. It turns out that low humidity encourages the development of a static electric field around some objects, such as computer monitors. Rooms with central air can get as dry as 10% humidity, I've read; humidity at or above 60% is not normally associated with static electricity. Typically, the warmer a room heated with central air, the lower the humidity. I've been impresssed how, over the past week, my face is no longer flaring from my monitor. And I haven't done a thing to my computer or monitor -- no filter, no clip, no anti-static cleaner or wipes. All I've done is be attentive to the humidity level in the room, by turning down the heat, and using any excuse to set a pot of water on the stove to boil for as long as possible. It's possible to partially interrupt the static electricity by grounding the unit (the clip or plug-in that accompanies many filters) but discouraging the field to develop in the first place, by striving for a room humidity around 60%, may be a better solution -- and save money besides, with a lower electric bill. I'm going to wait a few more weeks before I declare the problem solved -- my rosacea has fooled me before! But I'm so surprised the solution to my monitor problem has been this seemingly simple. I VERY much appreciate this group's contribution in helping solve my problem (knock on wood that the problem is solved ). Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2002 Report Share Posted March 28, 2002 I thought my monitor was making my rosacea worse but I finally figured out it was the NCR paper. I write lots of checks at work and the carbonless paper irritates my skin when I handle them then touch my face. Re: Monitor rash update > I have been running a humidifier in my room for the past month, which > completely concidentally is only about 3 feet away from my comp. I haven't > noticed any difference in my flushing to the monitor, its still one of my > worst triggers at the moment (which by the way only happened after starting > photoderm... i'm sure there's a connection in my case). So I don't think > the humidity is the problem for me... maybe its another one of those works > for some but not for others deals? > > > > > > -- > Please read the list highlights before posting to the whole group (http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html). Your post will be delayed if you don't give a meaningful subject or trim your reply text. You must change the subject when replying to a digest ! > > See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently published book. > > To leave the list send an email to rosacea-support-unsubscribe > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2002 Report Share Posted March 28, 2002 I thought my monitor was making my rosacea worse but I finally figured out it was the NCR paper. I write lots of checks at work and the carbonless paper irritates my skin when I handle them then touch my face. Re: Monitor rash update > I have been running a humidifier in my room for the past month, which > completely concidentally is only about 3 feet away from my comp. I haven't > noticed any difference in my flushing to the monitor, its still one of my > worst triggers at the moment (which by the way only happened after starting > photoderm... i'm sure there's a connection in my case). So I don't think > the humidity is the problem for me... maybe its another one of those works > for some but not for others deals? > > > > > > -- > Please read the list highlights before posting to the whole group (http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html). Your post will be delayed if you don't give a meaningful subject or trim your reply text. You must change the subject when replying to a digest ! > > See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently published book. > > To leave the list send an email to rosacea-support-unsubscribe > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2002 Report Share Posted March 28, 2002 I thought my monitor was making my rosacea worse but I finally figured out it was the NCR paper. I write lots of checks at work and the carbonless paper irritates my skin when I handle them then touch my face. Re: Monitor rash update > I have been running a humidifier in my room for the past month, which > completely concidentally is only about 3 feet away from my comp. I haven't > noticed any difference in my flushing to the monitor, its still one of my > worst triggers at the moment (which by the way only happened after starting > photoderm... i'm sure there's a connection in my case). So I don't think > the humidity is the problem for me... maybe its another one of those works > for some but not for others deals? > > > > > > -- > Please read the list highlights before posting to the whole group (http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html). Your post will be delayed if you don't give a meaningful subject or trim your reply text. You must change the subject when replying to a digest ! > > See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently published book. > > To leave the list send an email to rosacea-support-unsubscribe > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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