Why You Need A Humdifier

Do you find that your home seems full of static electricity?
Do you suffer from dry sinuses or frequent nosebleeds?
Does your skin feel itchy and dry?
Do you want the air inside your home to feel more comfortable?

If you answered yes to any of these, the air in your home is probably too dry, which means you need a humidifier.And since you, along with the average person, spend over ninety percent of your time indoors, you probably want to be as comfortable with the air you are breathing as possible!

Maybe you are someone who has looked out your window on a wet, cold winter day and wondered why the air inside your home is so much drier than the very moist air outside.The answer is simple.Most of us employ some means to heat the air in our homes during winter months.When the air indoors is heated to a comfortable temperature, the valuable moisture that used to be in the air evaporates and leaves us with air that is "bone dry."

Maintaining a comfortable level of moisture in the air is essential to good respiratory health, as well as providing additional health benefits.Repeated winter colds, respiratory infections, asthma attacks, and various airborne infections can all be caused by or aggravated by inadequate humidity.

There are a variety of humidifiers available on today's market.Smaller, room-size units range from $20-$50 dollars, while furnace-mount units that can humidify your whole home can cost hundreds of dollars.Before you set out to purchase a humidifier, assess your home's needs.

If you live in an area where you heat your home for many months out of the year, a furnace-mount option might be more cost effective and less time-consuming to properly maintain over the long run.If your primary concern is adding humidity to a certain room or two, such as your bedroom to improve your sleep quality, consider a less costly portable unit.There is the third option of purchasing a stand-alone unit that has the ability to humidify the same square footage of a furnace-mount unit yet has the size and convenience of a portable unit.These machines usually cost a bit more than a regular portable humidifier but are less money yet just as effective, if not more so, than a furnace-mount humidifier.

Take the time to thoroughly research any humidifier make and model before spending your hard-earned money.Some humidifiers provide excellent relief but wear out and need to be replaced frequently.Some models are more costly to properly clean and maintain.Are there expensive filters that need to be purchased, and how frequently do those filters need to be changed?Can you service your unit yourself or will you have to call a professional to do it for you?Like any appliance, proper care of your humidifier will be less costly than having to repair or replace your unit.

In spite of the fact that humidifiers need to be cleaned frequently, the health benefits to owning one are undisputable:

Asthma sufferers often report a decrease in attacks and experience greater ease in breathing when the air in their homes is clean and properly humidified.

People who suffer from eczema and other skin complaints suffer less from dry, itchy skin when there is more moisture in the air.

Infants, the elderly, and other people with compromised immune systems can breathe easier and get more restful sleep when their sinuses aren't dried out by inadequate moisture.

Even if you don't suffer from asthma or a skin condition, or you don't have anyone living in your home that has a compromised immune system, you can still benefit from owning a humidifier.The air inside your home will feel better and be easier to breathe.And as an added bonus, you won't notice all those static shocks you get from walking on your carpet while wearing socks.If that sounds great to you, you need a humidifier.