Understand the correct use steps of humidifier.
Correct use steps of humidifier
1 Clean the room before use.
There is too much dust in the room. Once the humidity increases, the bacteria attached to the dust will multiply rapidly in the humid environment, increasing the number of indoor bacteria.
Pay attention to window ventilation and update indoor air. The best ventilation time is about 20 minutes each time.
2 Add water with pure water or cold boiled water.
The water injected into the humidifier should be changed every day. Choose pure water or slightly cold boiled water instead of tap water. There are sometimes particulate matter in tap water, including sediment, rust, algae, suspended solids, microfibers and other particulate impurities and bleach.
Liu Yang, an outpatient doctor in the respiratory department of the Central Hospital affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, said, "If the humidifier injects tap water, the tap water contains more calcium and iron ions because of the hard water quality. Once atomized into the air by a humidifier, it will stimulate the respiratory mucosa. "
It is best to control the humidity with a hygrometer.
It is best to have a hygrometer indoors, and adjust the use of the humidifier at any time according to the humidity value of the hygrometer. The general indoor humidity is 40%~70%, and the ideal indoor humidity value is 55%.
If the indoor humidity is lower than 20%, the respiratory mucosa will be too dry, which will reduce the resistance of the respiratory tract to germs and easily lead to respiratory infection. If the indoor humidity is too high, it will not only make indoor bacteria not get the best environment for reproduction, but also have adverse effects on the human body.
Does not contain essential oil, spices or drugs.
The doctor reminded that additives such as essential oil, aromatherapy and bactericide will further aggravate the generation of white fog after liquefaction in the humidifier. Once these substances enter the respiratory tract through atomized water vapor, it is easy to cause irritation to the respiratory tract and damage the airway mask.
As for adding some drugs such as Radix Isatidis and vitamins to the humidifier for atomization, the doctor said it was even more undesirable. Because the drugs that need to be taken can only be absorbed by the digestive system, these drugs have no corresponding effect after atomization, but will cause irritation to the respiratory mucosa.
5 Don't apply the humidifier directly to your face.
Don't put your face and mouth directly at the "mist outlet" of the humidifier. It is even more wrong to apply a humidifier to your face. This will cause the substances in atomized water to enter the human respiratory tract more directly and damage the respiratory mucosa.
In the process of atomizing water, some humidifiers with ultrasonic atomization function will also atomize the substances in the water or humidifier into smaller substances, which are easier to be inhaled by the human body and the corresponding damage is greater.
6 change water every day and clean it every week.
Turn off the power supply of the main engine and unplug it before cleaning. Pay attention to pour out the water stored in the main engine before pumping the water tank, otherwise the water will easily flow into the body and damage the parts.
After the humidifier is used for a period of time, it will form scale. Pour the special scale remover into the water storage tank of the main engine and soak it for 15 minutes to fully dissolve the scale, and then gently clean the periphery of the water storage tank with a soft brush.
Clean the water level sensor with a soft brush, and be sure to clean the scale, otherwise it will cause blockage and affect the normal operation of the machine.
Pour the detergent into the sink and clean the sink with clean water. Do not splash water on the air outlet, please pour clean water.
It's better to close in two hours.
The humidifier is correct only if it is not used for a long time. It is usually used for 2 hours, and it can be turned off when the air humidity is suitable. Running all day just doesn't clean up. The air mentioned above may be mold, which will cause wet pneumonia. Secondly, with the door closed all day, the air is getting worse and worse, and harmful substances cannot be dispersed. It's easier to get sick anyway. It is recommended to stop for a period of time every 2 hours to let the indoor air circulate.
Don't use a humidifier with a lot of white fog.
It is not that the more "white fog" produced, the better the humidification effect. On the contrary, the more white mist in the humidifier, the higher the content of calcium, iron ions and other impurities in the water mist due to poor humidification effect or uneven humidification.
When choosing a humidifier, doctors had better choose a humidifier with filtering function. In general, it is better to put your hand on the mist outlet of the humidifier 10 second without forming water droplets.
Usage skills of humidifier
The location of humidifier is particular.
Humidifier should be placed 0.5~ 1.5 cm from the ground, more than furniture 1 m, and more than 2 meters from human body, and should not be directly facing the wall and the steam nozzle should not be directly facing the human face.
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