7 Ways Your Air Conditioner Can Be Your Enemy
The hot weather we have in tropical regions like Nigeria had led many to enjoy the comfort of the Air Conditioner at every place and every time without being aware of the dangers they may be facing.
In Nigeria, most people can’t do without their Air Conditioners which they use in their cars, at home, in the office and so on.
According to recent research, there are many dangers and health risks those perpetually exposed to the Air Conditioner may face, here are the major ones.
· Weak Immune System: when a person spends a long time in the extremely cold environment of an Air Conditioner and from there moves under the hot weather, the body struggles to adjust between the two extremes and thereby makes the immune system weak.
· Exposure to bacteria: Air Conditioners installed in cars can become a very dangerous avenue for spreading germs and bacteria that are dangerous to one’s health.
· Circulation of Air Borne Diseases: research shows that Air Conditioners can help circulate airborne diseases like Legionairre’s Disease which is a very fatal and infectious leading to high fever and pneumonia.
· Breathing Difficulties: a research carried out on about 25 cars shows that 22 of them contains eight types of mold that live inside them and these micro-organisms can lead to breathing difficulties.
· Low tolerance for heat: those who spend long hours under the Air Conditioner may have low tolerance for heat and this can lead to heat-related deaths that occur at periods when there are heat-waves
· Allergy: when Air Conditioners are not cleaned properly, dust gathers and mold also builds in them. This can lead to different kinds of allergy-like skin irritations that can be infectious, itching, redness of the skin and other types of skin allergies.
· Sinusitis: researchers claim that those who spend more than four hours in an Air-Conditioned environment face risk of contracting sinusitis because the cold air from the AC will dry up the mucous gland. This is a condition when an inflammation or swelling of the tissue lining the sinuses occur.
This is not to condemn the use of the Air Conditioner but it is advisable that the period we spend in it should be minimized so as to avoid falling victim of these health risks.
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