Conditioners and health: cough and other illnesses when using conditioners

The relationship between air conditioners and people's health does not subside. Whether the danger is real and how not to get sick from the air conditioners will figure it out together.

What are the diseases from air conditioners?

Diseases from air conditioners can be very different and, sometimes, unexpected:

• Colds and coughs from an air conditioner. A jet of cold air directed directly at a person is especially dangerous. The upper body and shoulders are the most sensitive places to hypothermia. Just 15 minutes of direct blowing with cold air is enough to develop a cold;
• Legionellosis. An infectious disease caused by Legionella, a microorganism for which a humid conditioner environment is ideal. A cough from an air conditioner may be a sign of this disease. Legionellosis is one of the most severe consequences of using climate technology. People with weak immunity are more susceptible to it;
• Allergy. These diseases from the air conditioner develop if the equipment is not disinfected and not cleaned on time. A fungus starts inside the body, the spores of which spread throughout the room and cause allergies. And for most users, the thought would not even occur to me: “I'm sick of the air conditioner”;
• Freon poisoning. Signs of poisoning are dizziness, dizziness, nausea. Modern varieties of freon are less dangerous. And in a serviceable device there can be no leakage;
• Headache, impaired performance, lethargy. The noise of air conditioners can be the cause of these unpleasant symptoms;
• Redness of the eyes, desiccation of the mucous membranes, skin, lungs. A decrease in air humidity of only 10%, which is provided by climate technology, leads to such unpleasant consequences. In turn, immunity decreases, the risk of pneumonia, bronchitis, rhinitis, etc. increases.

If headache

“I'm sick of the air conditioner, what should I do?” - This question often arises among employees of offices and stores. In inept hands, this useful household appliance can turn into a killer.

And yet, how not to get sick from the air conditioner:

• Find a place for equipment so that airflow does not get on people in the room;
• The difference between the air temperature in the air-conditioned room and on the street should not be more than 6 degrees;
• Clean and disinfect your air conditioner at least every 3 months;
• Buy air conditioning a little more expensive, but equipped with high-quality filters.

Remember that air conditioning and health are truly interconnected. Turn it on only when it is really needed.