The Impact of Indoor Air Quality on Asthma and Allergies

October 14, 2020
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Have you ever known someone close to you, who experiences asthma or has allergies due to polluted air? If so, you probably know how painful it is. Those who suffer from asthma have sensitive airways. These airways react to tiny particles like dust, pet dander, mold spores, and pollen that can be airborne in your house. Because of this reaction, the person's lungs airways begin to swell up. As a result, the person may then start to cough or wheeze, have trouble breathing, and can develop itchy eyes, a runny nose, and congestion. Yes, It is painful.

Currently, many people are suffering from this because of poor quality indoor air. Therefore we need to figure out how we can improve air quality in our living areas. What is the place that you spend most of the time in your day? Sometimes it might be your home or your office. Wherever you spend most of your time, in your office or home, you have to be careful about the air that you take into your body. If the air quality is poor, most of the time it happens because of the improper duct cleaning.

So if you're wondering “will duct cleaning help asthma?” The answer is yes, of course! Your home's air ducts are like the lungs of your body. They take the air and circulate it through your living area. The dangerous thing is if you have any dust particles, mold, pet hair, or other yucky things that are airborne within your home they might be circulating through your duct work until you clean it out. That’s why duct cleaning for allergies is essential.

Air duct cleaning and sanitizing is not an easy task. It needs to be handled by professionals, and you also need to use safe and high-quality chemicals because there is a possibility that these chemicals will mix into the air that you breathe. Because of this, it takes much time and cost too. But isn't your health worth it?

Time activity studies have estimated that children and the elderly can spend as much as 90% of their time indoors. And it's also been found that childhood asthma is the most common chronic disease in children. The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) estimates the asthma prevalence by country as ranging from 2% to 40%. Simply, what this means is we need to be vigilant about our indoor air quality. Some might say that to have better air quality we need to plant trees and protect the environment. Yes, this is true. But first, we need to start from the simplest things, like cleaning your room or car. And since you are spending more time in your house you need to pay more attention to the air quality by getting regular air duct cleaning and sanitizing, too. Asthma and allergies are not to be taken lightly and can severely impact one's quality of life. So be careful!

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