In summer, people who use the air conditioner for more than 8 hours a day should pay attention to whether there are any abnormalities in these four parts

With the arrival of summer, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and we are getting more and more irritable, and we can't stand the hotter and hotter weather. Now we are in an environment where air conditioners are installed in homes, buses, shopping malls, and companies, and it is cool no matter where we go. Let us no longer be afraid of the hot summer weather, and it is precisely because of the use of air conditioners that we no longer sweat, no longer irritated, and work and live with peace of mind.

But is it really good to blow the air conditioner for a long time? If you blow the air conditioner for more than 8 hours a day, see if there are any abnormalities in these four parts of your body.

joint bone pain

Many patients with rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, and arthritis will experience joint pain and aggravate their condition when the air conditioner is used for a long time. Severe cases may lead to total or partial stiffness of the body, requiring medical attention. Normal people, especially those who have just exercised, go from hot to cold environments, and the cold air enters the body without waiting until autumn and winter to cause various pains in the joints.

Knee joints, elbow joints, shoulders and cervical spine, etc. These complex joints are most likely to be invaded by cold air. Summer is supposed to let the cold air out of the body, but the body is in the air-conditioned room for a long time, and the cold air will follow the joints Entering the body, these parts will be more painful when winter comes. Therefore, the temperature in the air-conditioned room should not be too low, and the time should not be too long. Protect the joints to avoid cold.

headache, cold

In summer, many people turn on the air conditioner for a long time because of the greed for coolness, which leads to symptoms such as headaches and colds. One is that the air-conditioned room is airtight and unventilated, and the air quality is poor, because the concentration of carbon dioxide is high and the content of negative ions is low. headache. The other is that because the air conditioner is not cleaned in time, the bacteria content in it is high, causing respiratory tract infection and cold symptoms.

Especially for people with low immunity, it is easy to catch a cold. Therefore, if there are old people and children at home, the air conditioner should be cleaned regularly to keep the room ventilated. The temperature of the air conditioner should not be lower than 24°. It is especially reminded that the air conditioner should not be turned on when the head is sweating profusely.

stomachache

Blowing on the air conditioner can cause abdominal pain or diarrhea, because the external environment of alternating cold and hot can stimulate the skin, causing disorder of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves, resulting in abnormal peristalsis of the digestive tract, accelerated peristalsis of the digestive tract, abdominal pain, stomach cramps, What's more, there will be diarrhea and other phenomena.

It is recommended to try not to blow directly when blowing the air conditioner, and the set temperature should not be too low. It should be at a constant temperature with the room, generally at 26 degrees, not too cold, as long as you don’t sweat. You should also pay attention to keeping your abdomen warm at ordinary times to avoid catching cold from the wind. If you have stomach discomfort, you can drink warm water to relieve it.

dry eyes

Because the air circulation in the air-conditioned room is not smooth, and the air is dry, it will make the body in a state of dehydration, resulting in dehydration in the eyes and dry eyes. At this time, if you find that your eyes are dry, turn your eyes to relieve dry eyes. You can also choose to wear a steam eye mask to increase the humidity of your eyes to relieve dry eyes, or use a humidifier indoors, and the most important thing is to drink water.

In recent years, we often hear the term "air-conditioning disease". The longer our air-conditioning is used, the more and more various diseases caused by blowing air-conditioning.

Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to the treatment of winter diseases in summer. In winter, relapse or serious diseases are easy to occur, especially rheumatism, rheumatoid, asthma and other diseases, and the treatment effect will be better in summer. The hot summer is suitable for a lot of sweating, sweating and detoxification, but now we don't give ourselves a chance to sweat in summer, but let the cold enter the body.

Having said so much, how should we spend the hot summer? The indoor temperature should not be lower than 25°; because the indoor air is dry, drink plenty of boiled water to replenish the water lost in the body, and put a humidifier indoors; keep fresh air in the room every day, especially when there is no one at home, keep the room ventilated .

Just come home from get off work, or come home from a high temperature environment, do not turn on the air conditioner in a hurry, and turn on the air conditioner when you are sweating; when you turn on the air conditioner, bring a quilt or blanket and do not blow directly on the air conditioner to protect your joints and abdomen. Except for the highest temperature of the day, try not to turn on the air conditioner at other times, and open the windows for ventilation.