People who blow air conditioners for more than 8 hours a day in summer should pay attention to whether there is any abnormality in these four parts
With the arrival of summer, the weather becomes hotter and hotter, and we are more and more irritable, and can't stand the hotter and hotter weather. Now we are in an environment where homes, buses, shopping malls, and companies are all equipped with air conditioners, 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, work and live in peace.
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 pain
Many patients with rheumatoid arthritis and arthritis will experience joint pain and aggravate the condition under the condition of long-term air conditioning. In severe cases, it may cause stiffness in all or part of the body, requiring medical attention. Normal people, especially those who have just exercised, go from a hot to a cold environment, and the cold will enter the body without waiting until the autumn and winter seasons to experience various pains in the joints.
Knee joints, elbow joints, cervical vertebrae around the shoulders, and other complex joints are the most prone to cold air invasion. In summer, the cold air should be released from the body. However, if the body is in an air-conditioned room for a long time, the cold air will follow the joints. Into the body, these parts will be more painful when winter comes. Therefore, the temperature in the air-conditioned house should not be too low, the time should not be too long, and the joints should be protected from cold.
headache, cold
In summer, because of the coldness, many people turn on the air conditioner for a long time, which leads to symptoms such as headaches and colds. One is that the air-conditioned room is a closed and unventilated environment with poor air quality. Because of the high carbon dioxide concentration and low negative ion content, people are in a state of hypoxia. headache. The other is that because the air conditioner is not cleaned in time, the bacterial content in it is high, causing respiratory infections and cold symptoms.
Especially for people with low immunity, it is easy to catch a cold. Therefore, if there are elderly and children at home, the air conditioner should be cleaned regularly to maintain indoor ventilation. 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 sweating profusely.
stomachache
Blowing the air conditioner can cause abdominal pain or diarrhea, because the external environment of alternating cold and heat stimulates the skin, which makes the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves disorder, 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 that when blowing the air conditioner, try not to blow it directly, and the set temperature should not be too low. It should be the same as the indoor constant temperature, generally 26 degrees, not too cold, as long as you don't sweat. Usually, you should also pay attention to keeping your abdomen warm to avoid getting 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, the body will be in a state of water shortage, resulting in a lack of water 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 moisture of the eyes and relieve dry eyes, or use a humidifier in the house. The most important thing is to drink water.
In recent years, we often hear the word "air conditioner disease". The longer we blow air conditioners, the more and more diseases are caused by blowing air conditioners.
Chinese medicine pays attention to winter diseases and summer treatment. In winter, it is easy to relapse or serious diseases, especially diseases such as rheumatism and asthma, and the treatment effect will be better in summer. The hot summer is suitable for sweating a lot, perspiration and detoxification, but we do not give ourselves the opportunity to sweat in the summer, but let the cold enter the body.
Having said so much, how should we spend the summer being so hot? 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 in the room; keep the room with fresh air 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, don’t rush to turn on the air conditioner, wait until the sweat falls, then turn on the air conditioner; bring a quilt or blanket when turning on the air conditioner, and it is not advisable to blow it directly against the air conditioner to protect the joints and abdomen. Except for the highest temperature of the day, try not to turn on the air conditioner at the rest of the time, and open the window for ventilation.