Modern high-rise buildings made of glass and concrete are equipped with perfect air conditioners and artificial lighting. However, the incidence rate of people working there is much higher than that of people living and working in traditional buildings. Living in fish tank buildings is harmful to people’s health. This is the conclusion reached by a group of experts from various disciplines in France. They call the diseases found through investigation and research “syndromes of people working in skyscrapers”.
l. Etiology
Sunlight is a natural disinfectant. In a room without sunlight, pathogenic bacteria can multiply in large numbers; If the filter of air conditioning equipment is not cleaned regularly, it can often become a breeding ground for microorganisms, and thus spread to the whole building. Air conditioning equipment is often the source of local high-altitude airflow and temperature drop. In an air-conditioned room, although people’s legs do not feel cold, they always have to wrap something warm around their necks and shoulders. This special disorder of temperature and weakness of body are often the main reasons for impairing the function of cardiovascular system. Artificial lighting makes the surface of walls and tables dazzling, and the flicker and bright spots of fluorescent lamps can make people tired, headache and vision loss. In addition, they live in constant temperature for a long time; Low negative ion concentration; Going upstairs and downstairs and taking an elevator are the causes of this syndrome.
2. Clinical manifestations
According to the survey, more than 5% of the people who live and work in the building have uncomfortable feelings such as dizziness, chest tightness and asthma; 31% were insensitive; 27% of the people had tears; 47% felt tired; 60% of people are prone to colds; 50% of the people will have different degrees of blood circulation disorders.
Because of the high floor, people in the club take the elevator to go upstairs and downstairs. Some people in the club have motor hallucinations caused by dysfunctional balance organs and central nervous system, resulting in palpitations, dizziness, dizziness, fatigue, dizziness, tinnitus, chest tightness, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms.
3. Prevention and control strategy
(a) According to the individual’s physical condition, walk up several flights of stairs every day; Often go outside the building to breathe fresh air and bask in the sun; If possible, walk barefoot for several circles of cobblestone trails every day.
(b) Applicable acupoints:
Patients with headache, dizziness, chest tightness and asthma: Yintang, Taiyang, Neiguan, Hegu, handsanli, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao, Taichong and Yongquan acupoints.
Those who feel dull and tired: Dazhui, Xinshu, Ganshu, Shenshu, Shenwen and Sanyinjiao acupoints.
Those with clear eyes and tears: Hegu and Guangming acupoints.
Easy to catch cold: Dazhui, Shenshu, Hegu, zusanxing and Yongquan acupoints.
Those with “elevator syndrome” series of symptoms: behind the ear, in front of the ear, under the ear, Yintang, Dazhui, Neiguan, Waiguan acupoints.
For patients with blood circulation disorders, they can take a full bath for 30 minutes before full foot massage.
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