Wash before summer: a doctor explained how dirty air conditioners are dangerous

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An air conditioner that has not worked all winter has accumulated not only dust and dirt, but also micromites, as otolaryngologist Vladislav Zhukivets told us.

When the air conditioner is turned on in the summer, mites fly around the apartment and enter the human body, causing a number of pulmonary and ENT diseases.

“There are micromites that cannot be seen with the eye,” says the expert. “These mites have the property of drying up and falling asleep. They do not die or perish. And as soon as a favorable environment arises for them, that is, a cool and humid environment, they immediately come to life when the air conditioner starts working. This air flow blows everything into the room. The closer a person sits to the air conditioner, the worse it is. “

Among the diseases that can be provoked by micromites, the doctor named chronic tonsillitis, pneumonia, tracheitis, bronchitis, an outbreak of bronchial asthma, tonsillopharyngitis, pharyngolaryngitis and prolonged rhinosinusitis.

To avoid these problems, it is enough to clean the internal unit of the air conditioner in a timely manner.

“It is important to wash all the filters that are removed from the air conditioner and spray them with water-based antiseptics, – adds the otolaryngologist. – This is Miramistin, chlorhexidine. This is quite enough. The microflora will die and will not pose a danger to the human body. “