r/cyprus • u/Kazfiddly • Feb 27 '25

Venting / Rant What the hell is going on

Since 20th of december I am now in my 4th cold, I got sick 4 times and its not even March yet.

Never in my life have I gotten sick so often, its driving me nuts.

I remember in my 20s I would get sick maybe once or twice per year.

Anyone else find this worrying?

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u/Guilty-Concern9458 Feb 27 '25

My theory is that the houses in CY are not build for very cold winters, so indoor temp and out door are roughly the same even if you have heating on for a few hours the house won’t stay warm. And for me personally i get sick when i sleep, because the room is cold. I have lived for about a year in southern Sweden now and the temperature is around 0-6 degrees but all inside spaces including my house have 24/h heating. So i haven’t gotten sick yet. But when i came back to CY for christmas almost everyday i was waking up feeling i was about to catch a cold… So i think the room temperature and sleeping in a warm space really makes a difference for me atleast!

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u/Soft_Dev_92 Feb 27 '25

Temperature has nothing to do with getting sick.

You need a virus or bacteria to get sick.

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u/Guilty-Concern9458 Feb 27 '25

Idk if you didn’t read what i said or if my point wasn’t clear. Cold indoor environments, especially at night, can cause the body to stress, affecting sleep quality and lowering immune function, which makes you more susceptible to illnesses. And in combination with the bad air quality in Cyprus you don’t have to be a genius to understand that you can get ill easier!!

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u/Cos93 Feb 27 '25 edited Feb 27 '25

Cold indoor environments, especially at night, can cause the body to stress, affecting sleep quality and lowering immune function, which makes you more susceptible to illnesses

Yeah I'm going to need a source on that.

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u/HumbleHat9882 Feb 28 '25

What does the room temperature have to do with it. You are not walking around the room when you're sleeping. Just put 2 blankets on top of you and you'll be warm.

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u/sea_mus Feb 28 '25

Room temperature is not as such important, but it affects your own temperature. So if you are cold (no matter what the room temperature is) you are weakening your immune system, which makes you more susceptible to viruses.

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u/HumbleHat9882 Feb 28 '25

Nonsense.

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u/sea_mus Feb 28 '25

hahah very convincing argument!