Defeating Swine Flu

With the flu catching up quickly in all parts of the world, Mecca in the Middle East is no luckier either. With millions of pilgrims visiting Mecca, the illness is bound to spread in this region. It is best not to panic, but wise to follow all the steps to help prevent swine flu from spreading. A lot of people are curious about whether an air purifier for the home and work place can help especially in times like these. I am sure that this blog will be able to clear your doubts.

Swine flu / swine influenza is spread just like any other ordinary flu and is majorly an air-borne disease. The virus gets transferred from one person to another through the air. The only way to prevent breathing such contaminated air indoors is by opting for an indoor air purifier. Influenza viruses can live on objects for a maximum of 24 hours. Thus it also spreads by touching contaminated surfaces and touching your nose or mouth after that. This leaves us to conclude that an air purifier is useful only to prevent those viruses spreading through the air.

But which air purifier removes viruses that are 80-120 nanometers / 0.12 micrometers in size? HEPA air purifiers are successful at eliminating particles that are 0.3 and larger in size. Ultraviolet air purifiers also eliminate air borne particles such as these. The air purifying machines sold by Oxynet Solutions are of high quality as they are made under strict quality standards. Visit our website for more details.

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The Problem with Pet Allergens

Around 30 % of all pet owners are allergic due to pets. Pet allergies are a big problem for many. Unlike what many people believe, pet hair itself is not an allergen. The protein secreted from the body of animals like cats and dogs are actually the allergens that instill allergic reactions in us. Pet hair is just a carrier of these allergens. To understand how such allergens can be removed, we first need to understand how they spread.

The size of a pet allergen is 1/10th the size of a speck of dust. Imagine how easy it is to enter our systems and cause us harm. When your pet grooms itself, not only do these allergens spread on the floor, furniture and carpets, they also become air borne. These allergens now become a threat to our respiratory system. And only an air purifier can create an allergen-free home for you. Consider the highly efficient HEPA air purifiers. These air purifiers can improve your respiratory conditions provided they have deep bed activated carbon filters as well as medical grade HEPA filters.

People also tend to believe that isolating your pet to one room of the house can solve their problems. But this is not so. Just like believing that pet hair causes allergic reactions, this too is another misconception. This is because, no matter where you decide to keep your pet, the allergens are going to spread through the air throughout your home. This will happen as long as your pet is in the house. Oxynet Solutions offer medical air purifiers for allergies and asthmas, like the Oxynet B 777 and Allerair Air Medic Series to help improve the respiratory conditions in your home.

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3 Way Air Quality Improvement

Here are 3 steps to improve the quality of the air in your home.

1. Try to curb the problem at its source- This means that you need to get rid of the wet carpets, fix the leakages in your house, clean the house from time to time, avoid smoking in the house and avoid using harsh cleaners, etc. These practices are elaborated in my older post.

2. Increase ventilation- Once the basics are done, try and ventilate the house as much as possible. You may simply open up the windows or better yet, use a mechanical ventilation system. A mechanical system is much better if you are already using an air purifier for your home. Fresh air is vital.

3. Use air cleaners- There is a common misconception that an air purifier works like a vacuum cleaner; use it for sometime and the job is done. This not so, as an air purifier needs to run throughout the day to deliver proper results. Be careful about the purifier you choose. There are many out there that aren’t value for money, which means that they are not very effective. The air purifier you choose needs to have an efficient HEPA filter, like the ones sold by Oxynet Solutions.

Oxynet Solutions understand how important the treatment of air is these days. We work to improve indoor air quality thereby providing pure air for many recipients to breathe. Oxynet believes that clean air is essential for the working of the body. That is why our indoor air purifiers are made using the most advanced technology.

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Are Air Purifiers Too Expensive?

There may be a lot of marketing on air purifiers going on around you at the moment. If these products are so popular, why the extra hype around it? ... People want more and more reasons to be convinced whether they are making the right decision on buying an air purifier or not. At the same time, those companies that are truly concerned about the air you breathe are making an honest effort trying to say that, ‘Yes. Everybody needs an indoor air purifier’. The cost of buying a good air cleaner is one of the main reasons stopping well-meaning people from purchasing one. But it won’t be a reason anymore once they realize that an air cleaner has the capacity to completely change their life.

It is a known fact that there is more pollution indoors rather than outdoors. This alone is reason enough to spend your hard earned money on an air purifier, as most of your life time is spent indoors. In the absence of an air purifier, the pollutants floating in the air manifest themselves in our bodies. This results in some familiar symptoms like fatigue, irritation in the throat, sinus, sleep disorders, etc. Basically, we need to understand that buying an air purifier for your office or home is definitely a win-win situation. All you need to do is select the right type of air purifier to enjoy a healthy life. After all, who can put a price tag on health?

Make a selection from a range of air purifiers from Oxynet Solutions. Their machines are built to last and perform in different environments.

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Beware of the Dust Mite

If you are an allergy sufferer, many people might have pass on their opinion about you suffering from dust or dust mites. The range of the size of dust particles vary. They can easily be removed with the help of a dust removal air purifier. It is the dust mites that pose a bigger threat. What are dust mites?

Dust mites are 0.3 millimeters long and you probably won’t be able to see one with the naked eye. This also means that may of these 8 legged creatures are keeping you company without you knowing it. They just remind you of their presence by making you experience allergy symptoms like a runny nose, itchy eyes, sinusitis, etc. Dust mites are nest building creatures that thrive on discarded skin cells in damp dark places. Thus a bed is the best place for them to thrive. The enzymes in the fecal matter trigger allergy symptoms in us. (Each mite drops 20 times per day.) These enzymes have been responsible for many asthma related deaths. Dust mites cause considerable health problems in us, but we can get rid of them using an air purifier.

Dust mites thrive on mattresses, pillows as well as carpets. When we use these objects these mites become air borne very easily. Thus the application of an indoor air purifier in your home is a must. It is a way that works well to provide relief. Try the effective allergy air purifiers at Oxynet Solutions. Visit our website for more details.

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