1. Background of sneezing by broken seat covers
I have been a driver for ten years as of 2018 before I realized it, I had owned a car for a considerable amount of time. Any object will eventually wear out if anyone use it regularly, regardless of type. In a similar vein, the vehicle I was operating had been on the road for more than seven years and was extensively worn down. Specifically, the seat cover had holes in it that was ruined after a period of heavy long-distance driving. The tiny hole in the driver’s seat cover continued to enlarge until it became an issue. For these reasons, sneezing by broken seat covers occured to me.
2. Attempts to avoid sneezing by broken seat covers
1) Sneezing by broken seat covers
Sneezing, an allergy symptom, started happening to me occasionally when I was driving. The source of frequent sneezing seemed to be an unknown chemical compound emitted from the leather covers of the driver’s seat. I made the decision not to sneeze, so I drove with the windows open. The idea is simple: when I open the window, chemicals released from the sheets go into air outside. But I believed that driving in the middle of winter with windows open would provide major obstacles. I therefore spent several hours sewing up the torn part using a needle and thread in order to patch up the seat covers.
2) Change in the seat with covers
I took action, but the chemicals still leaked out of the seat covers, so I kept sneezing. The gravity of this issue has increased. Buying the driver’s seat separately was pricey. After looking around, I ultimately chose to buy the used seats that fit my car through an online car club. Fornunately, expenses were minimal. At that time, if I installed a new seat cover alone, it would have cost between 200 and 700 dollars. However, for 30 dollars, I bought and installed seat covers from a car that someone was going to trash.
3. Sneezing after changing the seat covers
1) Unpleasant odor coming from seat covers
Also, I thought it would be waste to just replace the seat covers, so I tried to get the mat from the car, but I canceled because the mat seemed to have a strange kimchi scent. That smelled bad, like it would make me sneeze. On my way home, after I had changed the seat and shut the car door, I noticed an odd mat odor coming from the seat. It was clearly not the fragrance of kimchi; rather, it was more like bad odor. The smell most likely lingered in it because the seat had been in the same area as the mat for a considerable amount of time.
2) Until the stench goes away
The awful scent, as previously noted, seemed like it would cause me to sneeze, and sure enough, I couldn’t help it. I simply hoped that the odor would leave the seat quickly because it made me sneeze. I kept the window open while driving till the smell went away. Eventually, after roughly three months, the majority of the unpleasant seat cover odor vanished, as did the tendency to sneeze when driving.
4. Summary of sneezing from start to disappearance
An unknown chemical was discharged from the damaged seat cover of an old car and it made me sneeze periodically. I sewed the damaged spot shut to prevent sneezing, but it didn’t work. I eventually got used seat covers to replace the original one, but it smelled bad. This led to further sneezing, fortunately, after three months the sneezing stopped and the stench appeared to have vanished.