| Do you know the most excellent way to cure | | | | Reports was wrong, their ionic air cleaners |
| your asthma is to avoid asthma attacks. This | | | | produced only small amounts of ozone, they said. |
| may include a medication taken everyday, as well | | | | In a lawsuit that followed, a famous manufacturer |
| as some preventative measures done in your | | | | was forced to pay, and soon filed bankruptcy. |
| house. But should it include an Ionic Breeze air | | | | EPA Approved? |
| purifier? Here is what you should know. | | | | You might see an EPA number on other air |
| The Rumors | | | | cleaners, including Ionic Breeze air cleaners, but |
| You might have heard that Ionic Breeze air | | | | the EPA claims these are just the agency's way |
| purifiers are harmful because they produces | | | | of following manufacturing facilities. The digit in no |
| ozone. Ozone producing "air purifiers," according to | | | | way claims that the EPA has tried the device for |
| the United States Environmental Protection | | | | use. |
| Agency and numerous health organizations, emit a | | | | Safer Alternatives |
| toxic ozone level. This could result in the start or | | | | No asthma sufferer should have a machine that |
| worsening of health problems. | | | | might raise ozone in their house to dangerous |
| Ionic Machines vs. Ozone Machines | | | | levels. Since it may be unsure whether an ionic air |
| There's a difference between Ionic air purifiers | | | | purifier emits ozone in high quantities to worsen |
| and ozone machines. Most ozone machines emit | | | | asthma, lots of asthma sufferers choose HEPA |
| ozone up to ten times of what the CFR or Code | | | | filtration to use instead, in combination with |
| of Federal Regulations allows. That signifies the | | | | housecleaning, to lessen allergens. |
| government believes the ozone emitted by these | | | | Safe Use of Air Cleaners |
| machines is dangerous. | | | | Good quality HEPA air cleaners, combined with |
| Ionic breeze air purifiers as well as computers, | | | | eliminating allergens out of the house as much as |
| ceiling fans, hair dryers, televisions, and some | | | | possible (with, for instance, allergy controlling |
| other household appliances make ozone as a | | | | pillowcases and mattress cases and a HEPA |
| by-product. The Code of Federal Regulations is | | | | vacuum cleaner), has been shown to lessen |
| supposed to ensure those by-products are within | | | | asthma attacks. In a study, children with parents |
| safe levels. | | | | employing allergy control measures with a HEPA |
| However, a Consumer Reports research found | | | | filter had about 21 lesser days of allergy and |
| that out of 7 Ionic air cleaners tested, 5 emitted | | | | asthma symptoms the 1st year of the study and |
| ozone at high levels than is thought to be safe. | | | | 16 lesser days in the subsequent year. |
| Alternatively, the producers insisted Consumer | | | | |