What will happen if you use air conditioning for a long time?

Air conditioning has gradually become an essential electrical appliance in our lives, especially in the hot summer. But do you know what bad effects long-term use of air conditioning can have on your body? Although air conditioning feels good, you cannot use it for a long time.

What are the dangers of long-term use of air conditioning?

1. The temperature difference between indoor and outdoor is too large. If people go in and out frequently and experience sudden changes in temperature, it can easily cause dysfunction of the body's balance regulation system. When you suddenly enter and exit an air-conditioned room, your sweat pores open and close suddenly, causing sweating dysfunction, reduced sweating, and waste from the body not being easily discharged. Sweating is the most important function for the human body to maintain a normal and healthy state in summer, and people cannot help but sweat in summer.

2. The air-conditioned room is highly sealed, and the indoor and outdoor air cannot be exchanged. Bacteria, viruses and other harmful microorganisms are easy to breed and multiply in the indoor air, and the air quality is low. In the long run, it is easy to reduce the body's own immune function and make it easy to be infected by bacteria and get sick.

3. The sudden cold air from the air conditioner can stimulate the sweat pores to contract suddenly, causing headaches. Experts suggest that it is best to keep the room temperature constant at around 24°C, and the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor should not exceed 7°C. Windows should also be opened frequently to ensure indoor and outdoor air convection.

4. If there is a rheumatoid arthritis patient in the family, you will often hear them feel joint pain due to the rapid drop in temperature before the weather changes. Therefore, they are often jokingly called "weather stations", meaning that their physical condition can generally predict the weather. When the temperature drops to 20-22 degrees or a strong cold wind blows directly on the body, the blood vessels in the skin and muscles will contract and the muscles will spasm. Many people will feel uncomfortable and even suffer from pain in deep muscles and joints.

5. Try not to stay in the air-conditioned room for a long time. Place a humidifier in the air-conditioned room to maintain the indoor humidity. Open windows frequently to allow air to circulate. Be sure to drink plenty of water to keep your throat moist. If you have symptoms of dry throat or sore throat, you can take throat lozenges. Once redness, swelling, pain, or cough occurs, seek medical attention promptly and receive standardized treatment under the guidance of a doctor. The effect of nebulizer inhalation treatment is often very obvious. Patients with a history of chronic pharyngitis should also receive appropriate intervention to reduce the occurrence of inflammation.