Are Humidifiers Good For Asthma?
Hundreds of people around the World have said that humidifiers or Luftbefeuchter as they call in Germany are good for asthmatic patients because they open your airways and help you breathe easily. Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory disease of symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, chest tightness and wheezing. A lot of people who suffer from asthma have said that humidifiers does help in clearing the airways and helping them breathe properly, found from the recent survey done online.
The survey also found out that the warm humidifiers are used by asthmatic patients more than cool humidifiers. A medicated inhalant can also be added to the steam vapour to help reduce coughs and help them breathe easily. Steam humidifiers (warm humidifiers) are less likely to pass on microorganims from the standing water than cool humidifiers. Warm humidifiers are also quieter than cool humidifiers.
In my house I have couple of warm humidifiers installed as I suffer from asthma too. Before I installed the humidifiers I used to struggle to breathe and I also used to suffer with skin irritation. Since the humidifiers has been installed I have been able breathe easily and my skin does not get irritated at all. To be honest my cousin has noticed this change as well as me because he suffers from asthma too.
Because of that he is now planning on installing a warm humidifier in his house hoping it will help him breathe easily too, which I am sure it will. Before the warm humidifiers I had cool humidifiers installed in my house but because of the noise I had it removed and replaced. From my experience I can tell you that it has helped me breathe easily.