Asthma Triggers
and how Air
Purifiers Reduce Them
For people who suffer from asthma,
the air indoors may be the culprit for most of
their asthmatic attacks. Indoor air is proven to
carry more contaminants and be more toxic to
breathe than most outdoor air. It contains many
types of dust, chemicals and pollen that can be
removed by air purifiers. Since most people spend
about 90% of their time indoors, having clean and
breathable indoors is an important factor,
especially for someone suffering from asthma.
Homes are well insulated and made airtight in
order to seal out elements such as cold air or
rain. With an airtight seal, indoor air that is
contaminated will simply circulate throughout and
never get cleaned. For asthma sufferers, air
purifiers are a must-have in order to clean out
the toxins, which trigger their asthmatic attacks.
An average person everyday absorbs 3,400 gallons
of air. If this contains irritants or toxins,
that's a lot of contaminants for one person to
swallow each day. Indoor air contains contaminants
such as chemical vapors and fumes, pollen, dust
and pet dander. By breathing in any one of these
indoor air pollutants, an asthmatic is vulnerable
to an attack. These toxins can irritate a person's
lungs and if the person suffers from asthma, it is
likely her or she will experience a shortness of
breath and wheezing. The dust, pollen or chemical
vapors that is breathed in also has the ability to
settle into the lung passageways. This can mean
that a person will not feel the affects of the
asthmatic attack right away but later could suffer
an attack from the indoor air toxins that have
settled into his or her lungs.
There are many different indoor air
pollutants that can trigger an asthmatic attack
for a sufferer. Sufferers must experiment with
different triggers to see which ones they are most
sensitive to and which ones do not affect their
asthma. Once the contaminants causing the asthma
attacks are identified, the asthma sufferer can
then decide the best way to eliminate the asthma
triggers from his or her daily life. One of the
best ways to eliminate the contaminants from the
air is by using an air purifier.
An air purifier can help to reduce
the amount of asthmatic triggers found in indoor
air. Most air purifiers use High Efficiency
Particulate Air filters, or HEPA filters, in order
to weed out toxins in the air. These HEPA filters
are proven to be able to eliminate allergens in
the air that can trigger asthma attacks such as
mold spores and dust mites. The filters found in
most air purifiers can absorb 99.7% of all
contaminants in the air that are 0.03 microns in
size or larger. The particles that are 0.03
microns and larger include most of the toxins that
can trigger an asthma attack.
Mold spores and bacteria in indoor
air may be the leading triggers for asthma
attacks. Once mold or bacteria enters the lungs,
it is probable that an asthmatic will experience
an attack due to these toxins irritating the lungs
and breathing passageways. If mold and bacteria
are not completely eliminated from the air, they
have the ability to grow back and circulate the
air again. Mold and bacteria can generally grown
anywhere but are mostly attracted to damp
conditions. The only way to completely extinguish
mold and bacteria from the air is through the use
of air purifiers. The air purifiers are able to
absorb mold spores or bacteria that are found in
the indoor air and stop their circulation. When no
mold spores or bacteria are present in the air,
asthma sufferers are able to breathe easier
without worrying about an asthma attack being
brought on by inhaling mold spores.
Asthmatics can experience an attack
at any given time. There are usually a series of
asthma triggers that can set off an attack and
most of these triggers can be found in indoor air.
Indoor air can be cleaned of these triggers and
safer for an asthma sufferer to breathe if air
purifiers are used. Clean indoor air is the first
step to reducing the amount of asthmatic attacks a
sufferer has to deal with on a daily basis.
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