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During hot nights, we use all available methods to cool down the body in some way. Most often we focus on fans, fans or air conditioning. However, if we do not follow certain rules, we can harm ourselves.
- Air conditioning itself is not bad. Just like fans or fans. In extreme temperatures, they help the body to function better
- However, the problem arises when we overdo the cooling power. This applies to both the temperature at night and when driving a car
- The laryngologist advises on how to use cooling devices so as not to hurt yourself
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Air conditioning or fan at night. What to watch out for?
High temperatures outside the window make the rooms in which we stay warm too. Moreover, the situation does not improve at all overnight. And the warmer it is in the bedroom, the more difficult it becomes to fall asleep. Therefore, we decide to run a fan, fan or air conditioning. Is this a safe solution? Dr. Katarzyna Kasperek-Mosoń, ENT specialist from Wrocław Medical Center, is explaining for MedTvoiLokony.
– Air conditioning is generally good and needed. Day, night or in the car. Provided, however, that we can use it skillfully. The difference between the temperature outside and the set air conditioning should be about 6 degrees C. If it is higher, we expose the body to the so-called. thermal shock. But with a properly set temperature, even at night, air conditioning does not pose a threat to health – adds the expert.
Also other devices that are designed to cool the temperature in the rooms do not have to be harmful to us.
– It’s the same with the fans. The main thing is not to put them directly on top of each other, with maximum force. The fan should blow around the entire room, thanks to which we minimize the risk of side effects.
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Keep this in mind when using air conditioning or a fan
In addition to the appropriate temperature of the cooling device, the issue of humidification is also very important. Both inside and outside.
– Both in the case of air conditioning and the fan, the issue of humidification is also important. Such artificial cooling systems reduce humidity and increase air dryness, which in turn weakens the mucous membranes. If we use air conditioning for sleeping, we should also turn on the air humidifier. It is also important to drink water. By moisturizing the mucosa, we protect ourselves against infections – explains the ENT specialist.
Weakened mucosa may be the gateway to infections for bacteria and viruses. So if we do not moisturize it properly, we run the risk of e.g. angina.
Air conditioning in the car. How not to catch a cold?
We like to use artificial cooling not only at home, but also in the car. And it is fully understandable, because in hot weather, vehicles heat up rapidly. Here, however, it is also important to exercise moderation when it comes to choosing the cooling temperature.
– In the case of the car, the same principle applies to us as in the case of indoor air conditioning – we pay attention to temperature differences. This is especially important when we have a long journey to a warm country ahead of us. Let’s say that we go to Croatia and set the air conditioning to 20 degrees Celsius. Assuming that it is 32 degrees Celsius outside, it means a difference of 12 degrees Celsius, which is a thermal shock for the body and mucous membranes. This lowers immunity and promotes infection.
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Katarzyna Kasperek-Mosoń recommends that the temperature in the vehicle be raised before reaching the destination. – We should act in advance. Two hours before we get there, let’s turn up the temperature a bit. So that the temperature difference is smaller.
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