HS, NP

I found this forum doing a search on hair fibers and lung disease. I have been using Xfusion for 7 years now, daily. A year ago I started to notice some respiratory issues. I had a cold which moved to my chest and seemed to really hang on. I am a nurse practitioner and the symptoms reminded me of a smoker with lung disease. I have never smoked. I thought to myself, “How could I be damaging my lungs?” My thoughts turned to the hair fibers. I bought a good respirator mask at a hardware store which I have been pretty faithful in using. I came down with a cold again a few days ago and it went immediately to my lungs. I have bronchitis, for sure. I will probably go get a chest X-ray if I don’t get better soon. I attribute my respiratory issues to the hair fibers. I will see if there is a better mask available and be even more vigilant at using it. Considering other options.