An SPT orca humidifier, one of our many stylish options.
As winter begins to set in, many people begin to feel the negative effects of overly dry air. Cold air has a lower capacity for holding moisture than warmer air does, and furnaces frequently remove much of the already depleted moisture from indoor air. Luckily, small humidifiers offer an easy solution for this problem. Let’s take a look at some of the effects that dry air can have on the human body and what a personal humidifier can do to help.
How Does Dry Air Affect the Body?
Many of us don’t really consider the amount of humidity that is in the air as a factor that affects our health. However, air that is too dry has been shown to have significant negative impacts on the human body. To begin with, dry air can cause or aggravate upper respiratory conditions such as bronchitis or asthma. This makes it essential for those who suffer from these conditions to find a way to replenish the moisture in the air during the winter time. Dry air can also be a direct cause of dehydration, as more water is lost during the process of respiration when the air is too dry. This can lead to severe headaches, particularly in the morning when the body has been without water for several hours.
Aside from these more major health concerns, dry air is also responsible for the drying of the skin and eyes that many people experience during the winter months. This can cause itching and irritation. These symptoms, of course, are not as serious as those of upper respiratory afflictions or dehydration, but they are still a nuisance, especially when they carry on for months on end.
How Can a Humidifier Help?
Fortunately, the problem of dry indoor air that occurs during winter is easily solved with the use of a humidifier. Humidifiers spray tiny droplets of aerosolized water vapor into the air, adding moisture back into it. The mist put out by most humidifiers is cool, preventing it from making a room uncomfortably warm and humid, though warm-mist options are available for those who prefer them. The use of a personal humidifier in a bedroom will easily help to prevent the symptoms that can be caused by overly dry air.
US Air Purifiers offers two different categories of humidifiers, will all models made by SPT:
Traditional– These are standard personal humidifiers. Different models will offer different capacities and features, such as cool and warm mist options and ionizer features.
Stylish– More decorative than the traditional units, these are humidifiers made to look good in any room and to blend in to decor. Humidifiers shaped as animals, including penguins, orcas, tigers and bears, are among our most popular and are ideal options for children’s bedrooms.
Conclusion
Wintertime brings with it the prospect of overly dry indoor air, which can have significant negative impacts on the human body. Making use of a personal humidifier can help to prevent these symptoms and make you and your family more comfortable during the winter months. With models starting as low as $46, our humidifiers are a simple and economical solution to a major comfort and health concern.