| Although spring is a beautiful and blooming time | | | | catch nearly all foreign particles in the air and will |
| for most people, for allergy sufferers, it is the | | | | produce an overall increase in air quality helping |
| worst season. Flowers, trees, and all other kinds | | | | everyone in the home. Some even say that a |
| of vegetation spread their pollen, weeds, and | | | | HEPA air purifier can reduce the onset of asthma |
| other microscopic material (usually carrying seeds) | | | | attacks for people using the device for asthma |
| through the air so that as much land as possible | | | | relief. Either way, a unit like this can give you |
| can be covered with these new spring seedlings. | | | | clean air always; even those who are not prone |
| The problem with this is that people suffering | | | | to illness or medical conditions can tell the |
| from allergies react negatively to this material | | | | difference - and what a difference a HEPA air |
| because of an allergy. The allergy is brought | | | | purifier makes! |
| usually by some form of pollen. Most people can | | | | Air quality is not only achieved through a HEPA air |
| breathe in pollen but people with allergies have a | | | | purifier alone. Many households also get a vacuum |
| difficulty with it because their bodies are simply | | | | with a HEPA filter to reduce the amount of |
| allergic. This allergy usually irritates the sinus cavity | | | | particles kicked up during vacuuming. This is |
| leaving the sufferer looking desperately for sinus | | | | essential because vacuuming, although it makes |
| relief. Things like sneezing, itching and burning | | | | carpets look clean, loosen particles and allow them |
| eyes, coughing, runny nose, irritated throat, sinus | | | | to fly around the home before the settle back |
| swelling and drainage, sometimes hives and | | | | down in the carpet again. A HEPA filter for |
| rashes. And, although not all asthma sufferers | | | | vacuum cleaners, give the benefit of even more |
| have allergies, they too can have difficulties | | | | air quality. This vacuum add-on is rather |
| breathing at this time of year. | | | | inexpensive and sometimes comes standard on |
| One thing is common between allergy and asthma | | | | later model vacuum cleaners. It is however very |
| sufferers - they all need clean air. And, they | | | | important to ensure the filter is changed regularly |
| actually need cleaner air than people without either | | | | and is not spitting the dust back out; the cover |
| of these conditions because of the restricted | | | | must be tightly fastened before vacuuming. Not |
| airways that are a symptom of both conditions. | | | | changing the filter regularly can result in the filter |
| These restricted airways cannot handle things like | | | | being ineffective because the particles will go back |
| dust, air particles, pollen particles, and cigarette | | | | out the vacuum if there is no room on the filter |
| smoke. So, the remedy for this is to have clean | | | | pad for them. |
| air that brings about an increase in indoor air | | | | People suffering from Asthma and allergies are |
| quality so that these individuals can get some | | | | usually put on medication to assist with breathing. |
| sinus relief and/or breathe better and easier. A | | | | Asthma sufferers, unlike allergy sufferers, have |
| HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) air purifier is | | | | instant relief using an inhaler when they have an |
| just the thing in most cases; this has been proven | | | | attack. Allergy sufferers, on the other hand, have |
| and endorsed by many health care practitioners | | | | to depend on daily medication prescribed by a |
| and researchers. | | | | doctor. Although both medication and other |
| A HEPA air purifier is key for overall respiratory | | | | devices prescribed by a doctor help, they do not |
| health. This system can help anyone with | | | | get rid of the air particles in the home - HEPA |
| breathing problems due to asthma, allergies, | | | | filters do though. Purchasing a HEPA air purifier |
| Emphysema, Chronic Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and | | | | that uses filters is the best way to obtain clean |
| other conditions. Any particle in the air can disrupt | | | | air and keep everyone in the home healthy. |
| normal breathing and leave these people feeling | | | | Indoor air quality is impossible to achieve without |
| worse. HEPA filters, used in a HEPA air purifier will | | | | a HEPA air purifier. |