Airfree Air Purifiers combat hay fever and pollen

Air Purifiers - combat hay fever and pollen
preventive measures

airfree air sterilizer hayfever

RHINITIS

Rhinitis, the most common type of respiratory allergies, affects 10 to 25% of the world population. The symptoms include nasal obstruction, nasal discharge, sneezing, itching in the nose, throat and eyes. There are two types of rhinitis: perennial and seasonal. The perennial is deflagrated by different environment allergens while the seasonal is associated to allergens in special seasons of the year.

Hay fever affects 15 to 20 % of the population in Britain being a seasonal rhinitis triggered by pollens. Therefore, it is more frequent in the spring (march to may), when plants blossom. There are plants like perennial rye and timothy grass (very common in England) that release pollens in different seasons, in that case, symptom peak occurs during June and July.

Pollens are extremely lightweight and disperse trough the air and when inhaled it deposits in the mucous provoking inflammatory allergic reactions. The warm, sunny, dry, and windy days are the worst days for the allergic to pollen because pollen spores are more easily spread.

Hay fever is prevalent in North Hemisphere countries and it has been increasing over the past two decades. That is in part due to the high emission levels of nitrogen dioxide, and ozone from vehicles in the industrialized countries. Exposure to air pollution and pollen exacerbates the symptoms of hay fever.

HAY FEVER PATIENT - QUALITY OF LIFE

Besides being uncomfortable rhinitis symptoms affect the quality of life of patients. Amid several symptoms the most common are:

Nose

Sneezing
Running nose
Blocked nose
Nose, throat, and deep ear itching
Headache due to sinusitis caused by swelling

Eyes

Watering
Redness
Itching
Gritty feeling
Swelling of the white portion

Chest

Wheezing or tightness feeling. In fact those are asthma symptoms and should be treated as such.

In order to minimize symptoms and allergic crisis, medicines are necessary. Some medicines are quite expensive and bring unpleasant side effects like making people sleepy and tired, and may also have a dangerous effect on driving and a poor concentration effect in school, at work and other activities.

In 1997, the Health System in the United States of America spent about USD 7.9 billions just with rhinitis.

Preventing allergic crisis is far better than taking medicines therefore allergic people should avoid whenever possible contact with pollens.

HOW TO AVOID CONTACT WITH POLLENS

Mainly in spring time, some preventive measures should be taken:

Maintain car windows and windows at home closed to avoid pollens from outside to get in
Use glasses or sunglasses to partially avoid direct contact with eyes
Avoid open areas with lawns mainly at dawn and at night (periods with more pollen dispersion)
Use pollen filters in cars
Do not cut grass
Always clean with an humid cloth furniture where pollens most commonly accumulate

ROLE OF THE AIRFREE AIR PURIFIER

On top of those measures, in order to control allergies, it is essential that remaining pollen airborne particles be destroyed. Airfree silently and efficiently incinerates airborne organic particles like pollens. Pollens are essentially made of protein and because of that, when submitted to high temperatures suffer a denaturizing process resulting in alteration of its original form and consequently being destroyed.

Further information regarding Airfree Air Purifiers to combat hay fever and pollen in the air you breath and full test reports.