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Hi everyone, we're in Banff at the mo and mainly skiing at Sunshine. Having an amazing time, but I'm getting awful nightmares. Is this normal at altitude? I don't remember it before. Also, the coughing arrived from the uk with just isn't getting any better! Skiing is fantastic though, but I'm just wondering if these are common things or just me!! Thanks guys. Inga
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Inga, one of my sons suffered quite badly with altitude when we went to Banff, but I think it was only when we climbed up to Spray Lakes and went dogsledding. Coughing could be a dry atmosphere.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Inga, coughing could be because the air is so incredibly dry, drink VAST amounts of fluid.
Nightmares? Lay off the cheese?
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I found vast amounts of beer in the Irish bar worked for me
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Inga, for coughing fill bath with hot water and keep it full overnight, boil kettle etc, anything to get humidity up!
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You guys are full of wise words, thank you
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Nightmares could be the memory foam mattress.
Not uncommon apparently; a friend bought one and then couldn't sleep on it. Had to return it and after googling found out its a fairly common side effect. Maybe its worse in Alberta as there is more degassing and the mattress standards are from the US where the emission standards etc are much much lower.
There is very little humidity in Alberta and it can be a shock when you first get here. Do anything to get the humidity up.
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Yup, the altitude shift can do it.... Drink lots of water throughout the day. There's not much else to do other than let your body adapt.
The humidity is usually low, but our recent mild temps mean things aren't as bad as usual.... My place has been round 60% RH without switching on the humidifier....
Only other thing would be to stay away from Aurora and HooDoo.... Who knows what you can pick up in there! 
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Inga, The dry air, have you gotten shocked off the bed sheets yet?
Try a trip to the hot spa some afternoon.
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| Hi everyone, we're in Banff at the mo and mainly skiing at Sunshine. Having an amazing time, but I'm getting awful nightmares |
The best and funniest start to a forum post I have ever read. Still laughing now. 10 out of 10
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Banff is only 1400m or so so altitude seems unlikely. Dry air probably not helping the coughing though
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Like Arno says, it's not the altitude, it's the dry air. It used to give me nosebleeds, until I humidified the room by soaking towels and hanging them up to dry overnight.
The dry air can be quite uncomfortable if you have sensitive skin (and spen a lot of time in the hot tub) - it's really important to rub in some mosturizing body lotion after showering to avoid this.
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Its skiing at sunshine thats giving you the nightmares...get yourself up the road to Lake Louise for some comfortable nights
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You know it makes sense.
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very interesting re. the humidity. Wet towels is a good suggestion, not sure what your heating system is but I used to put dishes of water on top of the radiators in my kids rooms when they had dry coughs.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Inga, ...alpine nose very common - comes from low humidity. Alpine dreams almost universal. Our place is at 1200m and everyone has vivid dreams or nightmares from day one throughout stay. We have medics in family and although it is recognised as a common thing. despite long discussions and searches, no-one knows definitively why it happens - combination of fatigue, lower O2, and low humidity, or any mix of these - but VERY common. Our kids are affected, we are affected, and all staying with us - gives rise to some good discussions around the breakfast table.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Feck.... I live here and ive been coughing this week... What did you bring with you??!! 
A couple of storm fronts coming through with big pressure swings could be messing you around too....
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FAQ
You obviously flew to Canada. Did you have similar problems en-route? Probably not, as most long haul aircraft have the Cabin Altitude set at 8000 feet or less depending on the levels they get on the Trans Atlantic Oceanic routes, also the humidity is very low too. I suggest you look for another reason, have you picked up a bug recently? I have had the mutha of all bugs and been off sick this last 3 weeks. The worst I have had in over 20 years 
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