| As seniors age, they become more vulnerable to | | | | elderly and can lead to serious medical problems. |
| disease. Colds are harder to avoid and pneumonia | | | | If you are a senior citizen and you are considering |
| is a leading cause of death among the elderly. | | | | the purchase of an air purifier for yourself, you |
| There are, however, precautions seniors can take | | | | may want to speak to your health care provider. |
| to reduce their risk of colds and other respiratory | | | | While most health care providers are not experts |
| illnesses. | | | | on these purifiers, they should be able help you |
| Like anyone else, seniors can benefit from regular | | | | decide what you need. For instance, they may |
| exercise and a healthy diet. Seniors do need to be | | | | recommend that you purchase an air purifier that |
| careful concerning exercise. Depending on their | | | | not only traps, but also destroys harmful bacteria. |
| fitness and abilities, they might want to consult a | | | | If you are interested in purchasing an air purifier |
| doctor before taking on any regular exercise | | | | for a senior citizen that you know or are related |
| program. | | | | to, you may want to do a little bit of research |
| An excellent precaution against respiratory | | | | before making that purchase. Consider the size of |
| problems among the elderly is an air purifier. An | | | | the room in which the air filter would be used, the |
| air cleaner will remove particles from the air such | | | | overall cost of the unit, including filters, and the |
| as pollen, dust, pet dander, and smoke. There are | | | | overall quality of the air cleaner that you are |
| even air purifiers that will destroy harmful bacteria. | | | | interested in purchasing. |
| Bacterial infections are especially dangerous to the | | | | |