It has been pretty hot in my neck of the woods over the last week. It has been roughly 80 degrees in my room at night. To try to stay comfortable and get to sleep I have been running two fans. One in the window and one pointed at my bed. Today I woke up with a headache, runny nose, and sore throat. Someone was telling me that if you have a fan blowing on you at night it will make you sick. It seems a common meme on the internet Is that true?
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Related: skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/548/… and skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/617/…– JasonRJun 18, 2012 at 13:06
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1I think this is different. We are talking about air blowing at you, not just being on in the room. Much more likely to have a real effect– AndreyJun 18, 2012 at 13:34
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@Brightblades, neither of those questions are like what I am asking.– LingerJun 18, 2012 at 13:46
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1Is this a dupe of this question? skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/88/…– Sam I AmJun 19, 2012 at 14:22
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2@SamIAm - I do not think so but I think it is probably related.– ChadJun 20, 2012 at 12:31
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There is inconclusive evidence.
The Cochrane Review found there is inconclusive evidence to support whether or not electric fans may cause an adverse effect on one’s health1.
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1Electric fans for reducing adverse health impacts in heatwaves
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2+1: I love that there was a Cochrane Review on this. It never occurred to me for a second to look there.– Oddthinking ♦Nov 9, 2015 at 7:11