Can get cold under the air conditioner?
“With the onset of heat people were divided into those who are hot and those who are blowing” is the truth of our everyday life. Air conditioning is a wonderful invention, allowing us to better endure the heat. However, there is a perception that prolonged stay under it leads to overcooling and, consequently, to colds. Is it really so?
The therapist Ludmila Alenova answers this question in the negative and the rationale:
“Colds and flu are triggered by viruses. Fault of conditioning – the same myth as, say, assume that protozoan to go out with wet hair or without a coat. It’s all about immunity, when it lowered the risk of getting sick, including under the circumstances described above. By themselves, they are absolutely safe and do not cause colds or the flu.”
However, cold air (by the way, as well as hot) dry mucosa of the nose and throat, making them vulnerable to viruses. In the danger of conditioning the same as allergies. In the summer, allergies can irritate the respiratory tract, making you more susceptible to infection.
People often complain of a runny nose or watery eyes after a long stay under the air conditioner – but this is nothing more than a natural reaction of our body to the cold (remember how it happens in the winter).
It is important to ensure that the filters of your air conditioner regularly cleaned and they do not accumulate dust (and germs). In addition, clean filters flow more air.
Many people also complain of headaches (and often considered as the beginning of the disease) when they are of the heat into the air conditioning. Here is the reason: our heated blood under the scalp comes into contact with cold air. If this occurs suddenly, the blood loses its temperature sharply, depriving the brain of heat and it causes headache. It’s like a toothache when you bite into a big piece of ice cream.
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