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Cranking up the central heating can aggravate sinus and respiratory complaints. By drying up the air in your home, central heating can worsen lung conditions like asthma and chronic obstructive ...

The GP says that central heating can trigger conditions such as asthma because it can make the air inside our homes very dry and this "can cause lung conditions like asthma to flare up".

But turning your heating on can also have a negative effect on your health. Dr Babak Ashrafi, Superdrug Online Doctor, said heated indoor air often becomes dry, which can lead to colds and infections.