Having good quality air to breath can be very helpful for those who suffer from asthma or allergies.
· It is estimated that 10.5 million Americans had an asthma attack in 1999. More than a third of them (at least 3.5 million) were children under the age of 18.
· Asthma, which can be triggered by either indoor or outdoor air pollution, annually accounts for an estimated three million lost workdays for adults and 10.1 million lost school days in children. Asthma costs our nation $12.7 billion in health care costs annually.
· Air pollution contributes to lung disease, which claims close to 341,500 lives in America every year and is the third-leading cause of death in the United States (Source: American Lung Association, Trends in Asthma Morbidity and Mortality, 2002)
This information shows us that air pollution affects a lot of people. How many more people suffer from allergies that poor air quality has a big affect on. We have previously addressed some of the problems with indoor air quality, but how about the air we are breathing while driving our cars and trucks.
It has been stated that the air inside of our homes is often several times worse than the air outside, although there is still areas outdoors that have a lot of harmful pollution. Industry puts a lot of pollutants into the air as well as the exhaust from all of the traffic. Rural areas may have pesticide pollution that is very harmful for us to breath. Molds and mildews are also present in the wetter climates. These all have an affect on our health.
For the last year and a half, we have used a Car air purifier in our family minivan. It is a portable device that plugs into the cigarette lighter. We have noticed that the air in the car is fresher. My wife and children who have allergy issues have noticed a considerable difference and have had much less discomfort especially in times of heavy pollen.
If we end up staying in a hotel somewhere, we take the car air purifier into the hotel room with us and use the cord the plugs into the electrical outlet and presto, we have cleaner air to breath while we are in the hotel room. Those who have asthma or allergy issues really seem to notice a substantial improvement with the air quality.
Having good quality air to breath can be very helpful for those who suffer from asthma or allergies as well as being good preventative maintenance to our lungs – even in our cars and trucks.
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