Air conditioning becomes the accomplice of cervical spondylosis

Air conditioning does bring great convenience to people's lives and protects people from the torture of hot summer. However, excessive reliance on air conditioning can also cause damage to the body's balance system, which should attract everyone's attention. In the hot summer, many people always turn on the air conditioner to keep cool and do not pay attention to keeping warm. There is no scorching sun, no sweating, everything is done easily in front of the computer in the air-conditioned room, and the working environment looks very "comfortable". But people are comfortable for a while, but after a long time, neck pain, stiffness, and numbness will follow and occur frequently. In severe cases, they dare not even turn their heads, and they are accompanied by symptoms of panic and general weakness.

In fact, under high temperature conditions, the human body also has its own "emergency mechanism". The human body will produce emergency proteins to protect human cells from damage by high temperatures. However, if you live in a cool environment created by air conditioning for a long time, it will inhibit the production of this emergency protein, affecting the body's "emergency mechanism" to high temperatures and thus losing its self-protection function. If you are in a high temperature environment again, it is easy to get heatstroke.

Experts believe that in an air-conditioned environment, long-term cold wind stimulation can easily cause neck muscle spasms, resulting in neck and shoulder pain, which may lead to more serious cervical spondylosis in the long run. Especially in the rainy season, people who work with their heads down in an air-conditioned environment are more likely to catch cold, resulting in poor local blood circulation, accelerating the pathological changes of the tissues around the spine, and often causing acute attacks of cervical spondylosis. Unfortunately, many people still associate these symptoms with work pressure and fatigue, but ignore that an unhealthy air-conditioned environment is also an important factor in causing cervical spondylosis.

So, how should we use air conditioners? To stay healthy, there are five tips to keep in mind when using air conditioners scientifically in summer: First, avoid installing the air conditioner above the bed to prevent the cold air from blowing directly on people; second, the air conditioner temperature should not be too low. The most suitable room temperature in summer is 24℃～27℃, and the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor should not exceed 10℃; third, pay attention to the hygiene of the room where the air conditioner is used for a long time, otherwise too much dust will induce asthma and other diseases; fourth, when entering the room from the outside, it is best to wipe off the sweat with a towel before turning on the air conditioner; fifth, people who are often in the air-conditioned environment should do moderate physical exercise to improve the body's disease resistance and emergency response capabilities.

It should also be emphasized that people with weaker constitutions should prepare a shawl to protect the back of their neck, or wear a soft silk scarf to keep warm in the office, even for the sake of beauty.