Introduction: with the arrival of early summer, the air conditioning in the office is getting bigger and bigger. Many people have begun to suffer from some minor ailments because they have been in low temperature for a long time. These are all diseases caused by blowing air. Today’s 39 Health Care editors teach you how to prevent air-conditioning diseases and care for our health.
Blowing air-conditioning for a long time is harmful to health, especially for the elderly. People with allergic constitution, poor blood circulation and weak cold constitution are prone to suffer from “air-conditioning disease”.
symptoms “low temperature induces allergic symptoms
“Environmental changes, such as large temperature difference or too low temperature, are prone to allergic symptoms,” experts said. Low temperature will stimulate the nasal cavity and trachea, and induce respiratory problems. Many people with allergic constitution have experience. After staying in the air-conditioned room for a long time, the nasal water will flow straight, sneeze violently, cough nonstop, and even induce asthma in serious cases.
Some people think they are not allergic, but the same discomfort will occur when they blow the air conditioner. “You should suspect that you actually have allergic problems,” experts suggest. You may as well seek medical advice for further confirmation.
The respiratory tract of the elderly is also often the victim of blowing cold air, especially those with chronic emphysema. Low temperature will make the sputum discharge difficult, and over time will cause tracheitis or pneumonia, experts said.
In addition, under low temperature for a long time, our body’s microvessels will naturally contract, muscles will tighten, metabolism will slow down, and gastrointestinal activities will weaken, which will affect circulation, digestion and other functions.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, people who are weak in constitution and afraid of cold, have poor blood circulation, and often have cold hands and feet are more likely to aggravate the problem if they stay in the air-conditioned room all the time. In addition, people who sit in the office for a long time, or shrink into a ball because of cold, lack of activity, and uncomfortable symptoms are more obvious.
“Lower limbs are our second heart”, experts describe. Therefore, if you sit and don’t move for a long time, the lower limb muscles can’t contract normally, squeeze the deep blood vessels, and make the blood flow upward. In the long run, the blood circulation function, especially the circulation of the terminals, will become worse.
More unfortunately, if the office is located directly below the air outlet, or if you drive for a long time, such as a taxi or a bus driver, some parts of your body are often directly blown by cold wind, such as the head, shoulder neck, lower limb joints, etc., which will also cause pain.
Especially in the joints of the whole body, the original circulation and temperature regulation functions are relatively poor, and there is a lack of muscle, fat coverage and heat preservation. If the cold air blows directly at the joints for a long time, it is easy to be stiff and painful.
countermeasure 1: “keep warm: drink ginger tea , put on your coat, get up and walk
In addition to maintaining the air-conditioning temperature above 25 ℃, there are several thermal measures:
■ patients with allergic rhinitis or asthma can consider wearing a mask in the air-conditioned room. They can use their exhaled hot gas to warm their mouth and nose to reduce respiratory discomfort. Dr. LV Yixing suggests that:.
■ put a long sleeved coat, scarf or large shawl and other warm clothes in the office, especially for office women who often wear short (sleeveless) tops or skirts, because of the large exposed area of their bodies, the chance of catching cold in the air-conditioned room increases, and they need to keep warm.
■ when the body feels cold, especially those who often have cold hands and feet, you can drink a little ginger tea to drive off the cold. “But you should not drink more, otherwise the more you drink, the colder you may become,” experts remind. Because ginger has a “divergent” effect, it will dilate blood vessels, and if you drink too much, you will lose your body temperature. “Just like drinking alcohol, at the beginning, the blood circulation accelerates and the body heats up, but at the end, you will be afraid of cold,” the expert said for example.
He suggested that after drinking ginger tea, it was better to move your body to keep warm.
■ it’s hot, and people can’t help but drink cold drinks. However, cold food + cold environment are more likely to induce asthma, headache and other problems. It’s better to eat less (drink), experts remind.
■ sit down and get up every hour. Although it is convenient to communicate with colleagues on MSN, you may as well go directly to the other party’s seat to have a clearer face-to-face interview and give yourself a chance to move. If you can’t leave your seat, remember to lift your feet and turn your ankles to help blood circulation.
■ exercise regularly and sweat a lot. From the perspective of health preservation, we should accept the external Yang Qi and sweat moderately in summer. If we stay in the air-conditioned room all the time, the sweat will not flow out, and it will be harmful to our health for a long time.
■ if you enter the air-conditioning room, your respiratory tract will be “in a hundred problems” and you can’t concentrate on your work or rest. “Don’t treat symptoms as habits,” Dr. Xiao Jianlong suggests. You should go to the doctor immediately and receive appropriate treatment to alleviate inflammation and reduce discomfort.
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