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A study led by Dr. Dan Teculescu of the European Respiratory Society in 1997 of 770 office staff in both air conditioned and naturally cooled buildings, shows that those in air-conditioned work environments were 2.5 times more likely to suffer frequent respiratory infections than those who breathed fresh air every day. 

• Pulls up Humidity: Air conditioners soak up humidity. They aren’t selective about from where humidity comes. So, the moisture in the skin is also absorbed and the skin is left dry. When a person immediately goes in the sun afterwards, the UV rays directly affect the skin leaving it under attack.

The Solution: Keep a bowl of water where the room so it pulls the moisture from the water not the skin thus the drying effect is reduced. Also, apply moisturizer on the skin.

• Dry Air: Air conditioned air is very dry and the delicate linings of our nose and mouth could become cracked and dry. To prevent this, our body floods those delicate areas with mucus so as to prevent the tissue from drying out. So, people get runny noses, watery eyes while some get nosebleeds.

The Solution: Humidity lower than 50% causes discomfort by drying out the mucus membranes, contributing to skin rashes.

-When relative humidity is kept at about 50%, office workers have fewer respiratory problems specifically in the winter and generally feel better.

To know more reasons see ACs can make you sick!

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