Summer is here, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, I believe we all want to stay in the air conditioning room all the time and not come out of it. So the question arises, the air conditioning blowing too much will not get sick? The answer is yes, and modern people have given it a fashionable name, called: “air conditioning disease”. So do you know what symptoms of air conditioning disease? And do you know how to cure the best air conditioning disease? Then quickly come in and take a look.
The causes of air conditioning disease
1. air conditioning disease is actually a disease caused by dry air. Long-term in this dry air, first of all, our eyes dry, dry lips; secondly, the skin due to less clothing, most of the exposed in this dry air, even if not sweating, will also lose a lot of water; then is breathing, inhaling dry air, exhaling almost saturated moisture, so that the loss of water will be more, this situation over time, the nasal mucosa, tracheal mucosa will Dry, serious dry cracking will occur, the cold and other viruses will take advantage of the situation, triggering colds and coughs.
2. room confinement, poor air flow, small air volume, long periods of time without opening windows, lack of sunlight, disease causing microorganisms are easy to breed. According to relevant expert statistics, after 5 to 6 hours in a closed room with air conditioning, indoor oxygen drops by 13.2%, E. coli rises by 1.2%, red mold rises by 1.11%, diphtheria rises by 0.5%, and other respiratory harmful bacteria have increased to varying degrees.
3. The temperature difference between indoor and outdoor is large, and the body is poorly adapted. It is difficult for the human body’s vegetative nervous system to adapt, which can cause disorders of the body’s biological rhythm and vegetative nerve function.
Symptoms of air conditioning disease
The main symptoms of air conditioning disease vary according to the adaptability of each person. Generally, the symptoms are coldness, fatigue, muscle and joint pains, headache and lumbago, and in severe cases, it can also lead to distortion of the mouth and eyes because of the disorder of the vascular nerve function of the local tissues in the ear, which causes spasm of the small artery located in the mammary foramen of the stem, resulting in primary ischemia of the facial nerve, followed by venous congestion and edema, which in turn compresses the facial nerve and distorts the corners of the mouth on the affected side.
Prevention of air conditioning disease
1、Temperature
The room temperature that is comfortable and does not affect health is 26-27℃, and it should be 1-2℃ higher when sleeping; the difference between indoor and outdoor temperature should not exceed 7℃; if the outdoor temperature is too high, after entering the room, it is recommended to lower the temperature two degrees and two degrees one after another; do not blow cold air directly when sweating profusely; do not let the air conditioning vent face you, especially avoid blowing directly to the neck, shoulders, legs and so on. If you stay for a long time in a room with sufficient cold air, the shoulders, knees, waist and small abdomen of women can be covered with clothes to be protected.
2、Clean
It is best to open the window a small slit ventilation; or regular ventilation to the room. Clean the air conditioning filter once every half month.
3, diet
Take light and nutritious food as the main food; drink more water to speed up the metabolism in the body; do not eat cold drinks often to avoid damaging the spleen and stomach Yang Qi. Air-conditioning disease often causes the limbs are not warm, the meridians do not work, coupled with the outdoor high temperature, indoor low temperature, alternately invade the body, easy to make people produce moisture heavy situation, therefore, “air conditioning people” to eat more water, permeate the wet food.
It is recommended that when you get home from work, drink a cup of ginger tea while it is hot, to get rid of a day of cold; if the abdominal discomfort, you can add a small amount of lotus leaves, patchouli, mint in ginger tea, to get rid of dampness in the body.
4、Exercise
It is recommended that appropriate exercise and massage between jobs to avoid stiffness and discomfort. How to treat it? Chinese medicine can be based on the principle of diagnosis and treatment, distinguish between different types of hot and cold, for the cause of the disease, personalized treatment!
5, regular air conditioner cleaning
Household air conditioners must be cleaned before re-use each year, and once a month, mainly to clean the filter. After cleaning and disinfection should open the doors and windows for about half an hour, use the ventilation function to run until the residual disinfectant evaporates and then put into normal use. You can also often use a vacuum cleaner to dust the indoor fan, while allowing the bacteria, mold and mites that accumulate in the air conditioner to be distributed as much as possible. If you have the conditions, you can ask professional cleaners to clean and disinfect the air conditioner.
6, regularly open the windows for ventilation
It is best to open the windows for ventilation every day, especially in the morning when you first go to work, can effectively reduce the concentration of harmful substances entering the room through the ventilation ducts. At the same time, window ventilation can also inject fresh air into the room to maintain a certain amount of fresh air. Newly renovated and purchased new furniture room should pay more attention.
7, with an effective air purifier and humidifier
In the air conditioning room configuration air sterilization function purifier and air humidifier, can improve the cleanliness of indoor air and humidity, effectively reduce the harmful substances entering the indoor air through the air conditioning ducts, improve indoor air quality.
8、Reject the “special” smell
Smoking and the use of irritating air fresheners and irritating perfumes are strictly prohibited in the room, and office equipment that can easily cause pollution, such as photocopiers, should be closed for use, and ventilation and purification devices should be installed.
Treatment of air conditioning disease
1. Etiological treatment
In the season of frequent opening of air conditioners, windows should be opened frequently to change the air, preferably once every two hours. Smokers should consciously do not smoke in the air-conditioned room. If you take a break between jobs, please make sure to go outside for a moment. Where the air-conditioned room is equipped with copiers, printers and other equipment, people specializing in such occupations should open the windows or install additional exhaust fans when working to ensure indoor air circulation. In the hot summer, do not stay in the air-conditioned room for a long time, but use the morning and evening when the temperature is relatively low to do some outdoor activities.
2. Medication
Once you suffer from air conditioning disease, you can take Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui or Huo Xiang summer capsule treatment, you can also drink some green bean soup, watermelon Cu Yi soup for food therapy.
