Have you ever heard that it is important to schedule regular cleaning of the air ducts, filters and vent? Regular air duct cleaning helps and improves indoor air quality.
Yet have you ever considered the implications of not getting your air ducts cleaned? Low air quality may have more negative impacts than you would expect on your health. Check at some of the insane stuff that could be hidden in your pipes, and what it's doing to the body.
The "things" that hides in your winds
Duct cleaning professionals often talk about the "things" that builds up in your air ducts, circulates through your house-and affects the consistency of your indoor air. Here's an inside look at what they mean by:
· Dust and Dust Mites
· Pollen
· Mold, Mold Spores, and Mildew
· Fungi and Fungal Spores
· Disease-Carrying Rodents and Insects, Their Feces and Remains
· Bacteria and Viruses
· Tobacco Smoke By-Products and Other Chemical Pollutants
· All these allergens, growths, diseases, and contaminants will cause havoc on the health of your family.
Health Symptoms of Dirty Air Ducts
If you have any of the following signs in your family it may be a warning that you have polluted air ducts:
· Coughing or chronic coughing, sneezing, sore throat or throat irritation, congested or runny nose, and itchy or watery eyes (cold symptoms)
· Wheezing, difficulty breathing, and asthma or allergy worsens or attacks occur at home, not elsewhere
· Headaches
· Low-grade fever
· Eczema, rashes, or hives
· Lethargy and feeling generally “unwell” at home
Such signs may be representative of the larger health issues caused by polluted air vents.
1. Worsen pre-existing conditions, such as asthma, allergies and respiratory disorders
Family members with asthma or allergies that suffer from dirty air filters because the allergens that spread in the indoor air trigger intensified and prolonged attacks caused them to become ill.
In fact, findings have found that patients suffering from pulmonary health problems see their condition improve as their primary living room underwent routine air duct cleaning, showing that filthy air ducts can exacerbate the condition of family members dealing with pulmonary health.
2. Develop Respiratory Infections, Disease
When the family is feeling sick more than usual, including coughing, sneezing, sore throats, runny noses, nasal inflammation, headaches and long grade fevers, they could have upper respiratory infections as a result of polluted air ducts. fevers, When the air ducts stay uncleaned, these problems may grow into anything worse a lower respiratory infection such as bronchitis or pneumonia.
3. Cause a Sinus Infection
When bacteria and viruses spread in your indoor air, they may be making their way through your family's sinuses, which may contribute to infection.
4. Catch the Common Cold
This same bacteria can affect more than just the sinuses, but the whole body and cause the common cold along with all of its symptoms.
5. Cause Dry or Itchy Skin
The mold and mildew spread in the air by polluted air ducts can trigger or lead to skin conditions such as eczema, rashes, and hives.
6. Make You Tired, Feel Unwell
When your family 's bodies battle off the bacteria in the air caused by polluted air ducts, kicking-on their immune systems, they can tend to feel exhausted, run-down, and usually unwell while they are at home.
7. Create Stress
Since polluted air ducts no longer clean indoor air as they are meant to, the pollution in your house is no longer eliminated, but merely recycled. Dirty air ducts can create stress from endless cleaning!
If your family is experiencing some of these symptoms and you think dirty air ducts may be the cause, give us a call! At Hitches and Glitches, we have been providing superior quality duct cleaning in Dubai for many years.