Troubled by cough, use these gadgets, maybe the air will change
Dr. Mukesh Tiwari, ENT specialist, East Delhi, told us that the number of patients suffering from respiratory problems is continuously increasing and it has increased rapidly in the last one year.
Dr. Tiwari said that every second person sitting in the waiting room of his clinic is a victim of problems caused by pollution. They suggest their patients to leave Delhi. Although Dr. Tiwari himself admits that it is not so easy to implement this suggestion. According to him, covering the mouth while traveling can prevent diseases to a great extent. But this is the only way to protect yourself.
However, one can also protect oneself from poisonous air through pollution mask. Be it Google’s pollution mask or many other mask options available on online platforms. Cheap to expensive masks are available here, like 50 masks for Rs 250 or one mask for Rs 300.
“You don’t need to buy expensive masks,” suggests Dr. Tiwari. Get a mask that has a carbon filter.
Consider Buying an Air-Purifier
Often you and I wear masks while traveling to avoid pollution but do not do so at home. And it is not possible to wear a mask 24 hours a day. But the reality is that there is no difference between the air in your house and the air outside. According to the World Health Organization, indoor air pollution has become a matter of concern due to drying trees, dirt from cleaning items and gases emitted from air conditioners and refrigerators. In such a situation, buying an air purifier for home can be a good suggestion.
Air purifiers work much like water purifiers. They have fans installed through which they draw air, clean it and then recirculate it in the room. Between drawing air and releasing air, purifiers remove harmful dust and suspended particulate matter from the air through several filters. Expensive air purifiers have HEPA filters which also remove bacteria and viruses from the air.
Cheap air purifiers from brands like Kent and Bionaire cost between Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000. These purifiers do not have HEPA, but similar filters are used, let us tell you that the standard of HEPA has been set by the American government.
You can buy Philips 30 Watt air purifier online for just Rs 14,000. Such offers can be found in other brands also. Talking about expensive purifiers, Blue Air brand product will cost you Rs 50,000 and it can purify the air of a room of 240 square feet area.
Air purifier named Breathe Fresh of Eureka Forbes brand, famous for water purifier Aquaguard product, is available in the online market and its price is only Rs 15,000. You can install this 45 watt purifier on the wall of your house and it also has a HEPA filter. You can buy Sharp brand purifiers for up to Rs 17,000 at retail stores.
While buying a purifier, keep some things in mind. Do the purifiers have HEPA filters or not and what is the size of your room. If your room is small then there is no need to buy a very powerful purifier as it will increase the electricity bill. Apart from this, how many filters are there in the purifier, the more there are, the better. Finally, the most important thing is what will it cost to replace the filter. Because it is also about your budget.
What else can you do?
In a way, air purifiers are a bit expensive. Even if you buy it, it will be useful only in one room. The Aeroguard brand also agrees with us and a company spokesperson told us that there is a light bulb in the market through which you can clean the air in your room.
The price of this product named Clean Air Glo is Rs 1,400. This 5 watt LED bulb can purify the air of a room 10 feet long and 10 feet wide. This claim has been made by Eureka Forbes company.
The company spokesperson explained about the working style of this bulb. “It releases negative ions into the air,” he said. These ions go into the air and give negative charge to the dust particles. And these negatively charged dust particles get attracted towards the positively charged wall or TV screen. By the way, let us tell you that this is not a new technology, this technology was used in hospitals decades ago.
However, this technology also has some drawbacks. While in an air purifier, the dirt gets removed from the air and gets deposited in the filter of the device, whereas in an ion purifier, the dust remains in the room itself. And it is not as effective as a purifier because it does not have fans to change the air. However, a spokesperson for Eureka Forbes says that despite the shortcomings, the product is very effective.
