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AC always gives me a sore throat after couple of days, is that just me?
Air's dry. Try a humidifier
Fyi it could be filters need changing. Right now if we turn on the aircon at work, I get terribly sore throat that would last for days. Turns out they change/clean the filters only once a year, and it's even worse in some other rooms where it also smells bad.
Slap a humidifier in your room. Air conditioning is by its nature also a dehumidifier, so some people end up with overly dry and therfore eventually soar throats.
Came to say the same thing. I sleep like a baby next to my humidifier, dreaming of a way out of this hot hellhole
Found someone not living in 100 degree heat 90% of the year...
Not just you. I hate AC. Awful being in hotel rooms where it's AC all the way and you can't even really open a window in the room. I get sore throat and usually they're really noisy too, so I can't sleep without earplugs. I very much prefer opening a window and airing thoroughly in the evening and then during the night leaving window on kip. Travelling many days or weeks in AC vehicles really makes me sick.
Like someone else mentioned, the cool side heat exhangers condense water out of the air.
They have A/Cs that recycle the condensation that they remove back into the air, but not every unit does this (usually the moisture is just dumped somewhere outside). But yours probably doesn't do this so like everyone else said, you need a humidifier.
Don't get one if those crappy little 1 gallon ones that create big clouds of steam; you have to use distilled water or all the junk that's in your water will get atomized and into your lungs. Buy a basic evaporative humidifier instead (the kind that use a wick), one of those giant 6 gallon ones and set it to 40-50% RH. It'll keep your entire home nice and comfortable and you can just use water straight from the sink. And you only have to refill them about once a week instead of every single day. Just make sure you don't skimp out on the bacteriostat cause they will get nasty quick if you cheap out.
Alternatively the budget option is just to take showers with the bathroom door open and the vent off. Just make sure that you're monitoring the humidity levels in your home should you go this route; keep RH below 65% or you're going to have mold. If your A/Cs thermostat doesn't report humidity levels, then you can just buy a cheap meter. They're under $10 in most parts of the world.
You're running it too cold. I have the same if I set it to 21/22 celcius. Set it to 24/25. That's still amazing in summer and yet no sore throat or getting sick.