What is the most suitable indoor humidity for human health in summer?

According to China's indoor air standards, the indoor humidity of air conditioners should be 40%~80% in summer and 30%~60% in winter. The suitable indoor humidity for the elderly and children is 45%~50%, and for patients with respiratory diseases such as asthma is 40%~50%.

When the indoor air humidity is lower than 40%, dust, bacteria, etc. Simply attaching to mucous membrane will affect throat, cause cough, and simply induce respiratory diseases, such as bronchitis and asthma. Influenza viruses multiply rapidly in a boring environment, and can also cause allergic dermatitis, skin itching and other symptoms.

An environment with excessive humidity is also not conducive to human health. At a certain temperature, the greater the relative humidity of the air, the slower the transpiration of human sweat, which makes people feel sticky and uncomfortable. People may feel nausea, loss of appetite, irritability, fatigue, dizziness and so on. After a long time, they may simply have rheumatoid arthritis. In the high humidity environment, mold and so on are also easier to reproduce, threatening human health.