A Look At Air Purifiers- Do They Help Allergies?
By www.allergy-relief-at-home.com, Thu Dec 8th

As sufferers look for ways of obtaining some allergyrelief, this question has been posed many times. The use of anair purifier may help with your allergies if you are allergic toairborne allergens (things like dust mites, pollen, or petdander). However, the degree of relief obtained really dependson many factors, many of which are under your own control.

First, you need to understand what an air purifier is and how itworks. An air purifier is a stand-alone unit which is typicallyplaced in one room for the purpose of cleansing the air. It iseffective only in the room in which it is placed. The methodthrough which an air purifier works varies by make and model.Some units contain a filter inside that will need to be eithercleaned periodically or replaced entirely. Ionic air purifiersuse the method of ionization to both trap allergen particles inthe filter and force airborne particulate to adhere to surfacesin the room and not stay in the air where they may be inhaled.

Another type of filter that may help with relief is anair filter that is placed in your home's A/C unit. This filterthen cleanses the air that is pumped throughout your home andwill affect the air quality in every room. The air filter needsto be cleaned on a monthly basis. The best way to use airpurifiers is in conjunction with other measures. These includethe reduction of allergenic substances in your

environment asmuch as possible. If you know that you are allergic to dust,then by all means do whatever is necessary to remove the dustfrom your home. Use a combination of methods such as steamcleaning the carpets or even removing carpeting altogether. Putdust mite encasements on all bedding.

For our family we have found the use of air purifiers to bebeneficial. We use an air purifier unit in each of the bedrooms.The filters in these air purifiers are cleaned on a regularbasis. An allergy-free filter is also installed in our home'sA/C unit, which has really cut down on the dust throughout ourentire home. After a lengthy discussion with our allergist, weremoved nearly all the carpeting in our home and now use vinylflooring throughout. Of course, dust mite encasements are usedon all the beds (mattresses and box springs) in the house.

While I cannot say that we are entirely free, carefulattention to these measures has allowed our family to experiencesome relief. We even take an air purifier with us whileon vacation, to purifier and cleanse the air in the hotel room!

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