In order to avoid the drying of the air in winter, many families will place a humidifier, but the humidifier must be used correctly, otherwise it may cause harm, such as the following three examples:
1、 Children are most likely to get 'humidifier pneumonia'
3-year-old Dingdang's skin was a little dry. Her mother bought a humidifier from the mall and came home. It wasn't long before Dingdang began to cough. Her mother thought the weather was too dry, so she increased the frequency of using the humidifier almost day and night. Unexpectedly, jingle's cough not only did not improve, but became more and more serious, and even evolved into cough and asthma. What's more strange to my mother is that there is always a thin layer of dust on the desktop and even on the mobile phone.
Tinkle's cough lasted for half a month. When it became more and more serious, tinkle's mother hurried to take her child to the hospital for examination. Dingdang was diagnosed as' humidifier pneumonia '.
The doctor said that the humidifier should be changed every day and disinfected regularly, otherwise the humidifier will breed mold and spread into the air, which will invade the children's weak respiratory tract and induce pneumonia. In addition, it is best to use purified water for household humidifier. Tap water contains calcium and magnesium, which will lead to white powder in the humidifier and pollute the air in the room.
2、 Humidifiers can also cause pneumonia in adults
After buying the humidifier, Mr. Huang in Xinjiang, because he was in a hurry and did not read the instructions, usually installed tap water for use. He always forgot to change the water for cleaning after going home on business. Sometimes a box of water was not changed for half a month. After using it for a period of time, Mr. Huang developed symptoms such as cough, chest tightness, and then fever and sore throat. After going to the hospital for examination, Mr. Huang was diagnosed with 'Legionella pneumonia'. After consulting the doctor, he thought that his illness was closely related to the continuous improper use of humidifier.
'Legionella pneumonia' can cause respiratory failure and renal failure. According to the doctor, after entering winter, some families turn on the humidifier for 24 hours, but ignore timely cleaning. The harmful microorganisms produced by the atomization of Legionella bacteria and fungi are more likely to be inhaled by the human body, and people with weak resistance may be infected. It is understood that Legionella bacteria will appear symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection and fever after inhalation into the human body. In severe cases, it can lead to respiratory failure and renal failure.
'humidifier disease' is not accidental, nor is it a case.
In 2011, the humidifier caused the death of four pregnant women in South Korea. It was confirmed that the humidifier added bactericide, resulting in lung injury.
In 2013, Putian boy caught cold 4 times a month due to using dirty humidifier.
In 2013, a 3-year-old girl in Lu'an caused 'humidifier pneumonia' due to the use of humidifier in the room.
In 2013, a 60 year old man in Dalian developed bilateral pneumonia due to vinegar in the humidifier.
In 2014, a woman in Hefei suffered from pneumonia after placing Radix Isatidis in a humidifier.
In 2015, a 5-year-old girl in Yantai was diagnosed with 'humidifier pneumonia'.
In 2015, Weihai's 1-year-old baby developed 'humidifier pneumonia'.
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3、 Humidifier is called indoor 'haze maker'
Someone once conducted an experiment in which pure water, mineral water and tap water were used in the humidifier to monitor air pollution. The experimental results were surprising:
Purified water, PM2.5 value, 20 mg
Mineral water, PM2.5 value, 30 mg
Tap water, PM2.5 value, 340 mg
Air quality reference index standard:
PM2.5 value, 0-50 mg, air quality class I
PM2.5 value, 51-100 mg, air quality class II
PM2.5 value, greater than 300 mg, severely polluted
Why should parents be embarrassed to put their children's room in heavy pollution! Although there is no research to prove that inhalation of calcium and magnesium can directly lead to asthma or pneumonia, if parents make powder in the room by themselves, they have to let children suck it every day, and the dust accumulates in their lungs & hellip& hellip; It's terrible to think about it.
Therefore, if you want to use humidifier and want to be healthy, you'd better use purified water or mineral water. Many parents make complaints about it, so the cost of using a humidifier is too high. Pure water or mineral water can be used to drink, but it is very distressing for ordinary families to use it to 'squander'. But don't think it's safe to use pure water or mineral water. You also need to disinfect the humidifier frequently. It's recommended to disinfect it once a week. If you can't do the above two points, just don't use a humidifier.