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Prolonged use of AC may raise risk of dry skin, asthma attacks: Doctors
Updated On: 03 June, 2024 09:59 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
The medical problem associated with air conditioning is that they do not have proper filtration, the ideal HEPA filters which are recommended or they`re in very few branded good company air conditioners. Lack of this chokes the filters due to pollution, and increases the risks for infection
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While air conditioning (AC) provides much-needed respite in the scorching summers when mercury is soaring high, its prolonged use may also raise several health risks including skin and respiratory problems, warned doctors on Sunday.
With the advent of rapidly growing urban regions and income growth, more people are using ACs to protect from high heat exposures. It usually works on the principle of cooling air by reducing the humidity following condensation of the water vapour.
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