After the winter solstice, basically the whole country began to enter the "fast freezing" mode.
Particularly in the north, the climate has begun to dry out, and if you use heating equipment, the degree of dryness will be aggravated.
Therefore, many families in the fall and winter will use a humidifier, so that the air to maintain a certain level of humidity, to alleviate the phenomenon of people dry mouth.
But now there are some news reports that some families in the use of humidifiers, family members suffered from colds, then, the use of humidifiers really cause colds?
In reality, there are indeed some cases of colds caused by the use of humidifiers, but it is mainly because people use humidifiers improperly caused by the humidifier itself is not a problem, and can not be said to be caused by the humidifier.
Humidifier if you use the wrong, but will "cause disease"
Specifically, the following kinds of wrong use, it is easy to make bacteria, viruses multiply, causing colds.
First, do not pay attention to clean the humidifier
Humidifier in the use of the process should be regularly cleaned, otherwise it is easy to breed bacteria.
In the process of using the humidifier, these bacteria with the mist is inhaled, as will jeopardize human health, especially some allergies, suffering from bronchitis of the population, it is more likely to suffer from colds, pneumonia and other diseases.
It is recommended that humidifiers be cleaned once a week, and if they are not used for a long time, the water in them should be poured out, cleaned properly, and wiped dry and placed up.
Second, the humidifier will be used as a nebulizer
Autumn and winter is a high incidence of coughing season, especially children, more prone to cough.
Many children need to be nebulized after coughing, and some parents think that a humidifier has the same effect as nebulizing, and will add medication to the humidifier for the child to inhale, a practice that is also very dangerous to health.
The equipment used in nebulization is professional medical equipment, which is strictly sterilized, and the nebulized particles are only 1 to 5 microns, which is more conducive to the absorption of drugs.
But humidifiers are far from being able to meet these standards, and if they are not used properly, they may cause children to inhale more harmful substances, leading to an aggravation of their condition.
Third, in the humidifier to add other things
Some people in order to make the air smell more fragrant, will be in the humidifier to add some essential oils, perfumes and other chemicals, so that although it does make the air has some flavor.
But essential oils, perfumes in some additives may cause irritation to the body, especially some sensitive people, can therefore suffer from colds, rhinitis, asthma and other diseases, so be sure to use caution.
Humidifiers used well, in fact, can treat colds
Colds are viral infections, but in some cases can be secondary to bacterial infections.
The most common is the group A streptococcus bacteria that originally existed in the upper respiratory tract, and low or high humidity can easily trigger a secondary infection of group A streptococcus.
And the reasonable use of humidifiers, the living environment humidity control in a suitable range, in fact, can effectively prevent or treat colds.
Of course, once suffering from a serious cold medicine, the medicine still have to take medicine, the doctor still have to see a doctor.
After all, a humidifier is not a cure-all, much less a substitute for cold medicine or a doctor.