Do you feel headache and nausea from using air conditioning?

In the hot summer, many people can’t imagine how life would go on without air conditioning. Everyone knows that if the body is overheated, it is easy to cause heatstroke. The body will feel very uncomfortable after heatstroke, which will not only affect work but also life. However, if you use air conditioning for a long time every day, it is easy to suffer from air conditioning syndrome. Staying in a place with a large temperature difference between indoor and outdoor for a long time can easily cause physical illness. What should you do if you get a headache and nausea from using air conditioning?

Related to air conditioning:

Caused by cold

Nausea and headaches when using the air conditioner may be because the air conditioner blows towards the body and head, causing the blood vessels in the brain to constrict, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the brain, which in turn causes headaches. In addition, the air conditioner causes the gastrointestinal tract to cool, leading to gastrointestinal dysfunction, and symptoms of nausea and vomiting.

what to do:

In this case, it is recommended to turn off the air conditioner or leave the air-conditioned room to avoid catching cold. Then you can open the window to let in some air and massage your head to see if that relieves the symptoms. During this period, pay attention to eating a light diet and getting enough rest. If symptoms do not improve or even become more severe, it is recommended to seek medical treatment.

It has nothing to do with air conditioning:

Neuralgia, food poisoning, gas poisoning

However, symptoms of nausea and headache when using air conditioning are not necessarily related to the air conditioning, it may also be due to other reasons.

1. Neuralgic headaches Neuralgic headaches are mostly caused by irregular lifestyle, excessive smoking and drinking, and lack of sleep. The head often feels heavy and has throbbing and pulling pains. Sometimes there are other symptoms, such as nausea, decreased vision, limb discomfort, etc.

What to do: It is recommended to go to the hospital for further examination and symptomatic treatment. If necessary, a head CT scan can be done. At the same time, keep a good mood and avoid irritability, arrange your work and rest time reasonably, and actively exercise to increase your resistance.

2. Food poisoning: If you accidentally eat expired or unclean food, it may cause headaches and symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea. In addition, there are some foods that will cause blood vessels to dilate and then affect the nerves. They will also affect the stomach, causing headaches and nausea, and causing headaches and boredom. These foods mainly include: chocolate, alcoholic beverages, raw dairy products, lemon juice, cheese, and red wine.

What to do: If you suspect food poisoning, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for treatment in time.

3. Gas poisoning When using air conditioning, everyone is used to closing doors and windows, but if there is a gas leak, it will be very dangerous. After gas poisoning, mild symptoms include headache, weakness, dizziness, and difficulty breathing during work. If the doors and windows are not opened for ventilation, the symptoms will worsen. The patient's lips will turn cherry red, and there may be nausea, vomiting, confusion, collapse or coma. In severe cases, it may cause death.

What to do: If suspected symptoms of gas poisoning occur, open doors and windows for ventilation in time, close the gas valve, leave the house, call 120 emergency number or go to the hospital for treatment accompanied by relatives or friends.

Things to note when using air conditioning in summer

1. Regular ventilation: Air-conditioned rooms should open windows for ventilation every 3-4 hours, and each time for about half an hour. This can avoid air stagnation and the breeding of indoor bacteria, and prevent respiratory diseases such as pharyngitis and cough. When turning on the air conditioner, open the windows slightly to increase air circulation.

2. Do not blow the air conditioner towards you. In summer, you must be careful not to blow the air from the air conditioner towards you, otherwise it will easily cause the skin surface temperature to drop rapidly and the pores to shrink quickly, resulting in the body's heat not being dissipated well, making it easy to catch cold, and feel symptoms such as chest tightness, nausea, joint pain, and body aches.

3. The temperature should not be too low. The temperature of the air conditioner should not be too low in summer to avoid catching a cold. It is recommended to adjust the air conditioning temperature to 24 degrees and keep the indoor temperature at around 27 degrees, which should feel cool but not too cold.

4. Avoid catching a cold. In the summer, when you use air conditioning indoors, you can bring a thin jacket. When you feel cold, you can drape it over your shoulders or cover your legs to avoid catching a cold. Even when using air conditioning at night, you should cover yourself with a blanket.

5. Clean the air conditioner filter regularly. If the air conditioner filter is not cleaned for a long time, there will be a lot of bacteria and mites on it. If it is not cleaned, it is very easy to induce disease. It is generally recommended to clean the air conditioner filter about twice a year. It is best to clean it after the air conditioner has not been used for a long time.

Cleaning the filter: When there is less dust accumulation, wash it with water or use a vacuum cleaner; when there is serious dust accumulation, soak it in water containing neutral detergent for 10-15 minutes. After washing, please shake dry and dry in a cool place. Do not heat or tumble dry at high temperatures.

6. Drink more water. When using the air conditioner in an air-conditioned room, you should drink more warm water. Because the air conditioner will remove some moisture in the air during the cooling process, the air in the air-conditioned room will be relatively dry. Drinking more water can reduce the adverse effects of dry air.

7. Place a humidifier. In order to prevent coughing caused by dry air in the air-conditioned room, you can place a humidifier in the room. The humidifier can directly increase the humidity of the indoor air and alleviate problems such as dry throat and coughing caused by local air dryness.

But please note that the humidifier does not need to be turned on all the time. Under normal circumstances, when the room temperature is 25℃, the relative humidity of the air environment should be controlled at 40% to 50%. This can keep people's body and mind in a good state, which is conducive to work and rest. In addition, placing a basin of clean water in the air-conditioned room and mopping the floor frequently can also increase the indoor humidity.

8. It is not advisable to stay in an air-conditioned room for a long time. People who work or study in an air-conditioned room for a long time should go out for a walk every half hour or forty minutes and get some sun, which is conducive to the dissipation of the body's coldness and better blood circulation.