Judy’s Home Stuff

With the air quality diminshing at alarming rates, air purifiers are growing more and more popular every day. Air purifiers are used to help reduce airborne contaminants such as dust, pollen, mold spores, and smoke particles. These air purifiers are especially useful for those who have asthma or allergies.

The basic use of an air purifier is that it filters the air based on the size of particles. Air is forced through the filter with the contaminants being trapped and clean air allowed to pass. Some ionic air purifiers generate the pollutants ozone. Ozone can be toxic in sufficient concentrations. Use of these ionic air purifiers can be detrimental for asthma and allergy sufferers. Increasing ozone concentration can increase the risk of asthma attacks. Because of this and other potential health risks, Consumer Reports have advised against using ozone generators.

The best thing to do is use the highest quality air purifier in your home or apartment’s furnace or air conditioning system. These filters cost a lot more but are well worth it. Have you ever gone about your home and seen all the dust that accumulates? It’s sure sign of a poor air filter system. This is what we’re trying to prevent with good air purifiers.

IQAir Health Pro and Alen brands are two of the best air purifiers made. They are not cheap but if you have family members with allergies or asthma, they are the best of the best. Hepa air purfiers are very popular too but their filters can be quite expensive.

You should do some research online before buying an air purifier. Many review sites are available but be careful that they are not just listing anything to get you to make a purchase. Usually the top asthma and allergy sites have some of the best recommendations. I hope you find a great air purifier and have better health soon. Thanks and take care!