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Humidifiers – Why Do I Need One?

I remember my mom and dad dumping buckets of water into the big humidifier in our living room each winter in Nebraska. I loved the warm moist mist that steamed from it, making the hot dry air pumped out by the furnace a little easier to breathe. I never really thought about it until I moved out [...]

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Posted by Valerie Paxton on February 16th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
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Posted in Allergies, Asthma, Cold/Flu Season, Humidifiers/Vaporizers, Medical Supplies Buyers Guides

Humidifier Types & Tips

First of all, Do You Need a Humidifier?
Humidifier Types:
Central humidifiers are built into home heating and air conditioning systems and are designed to humidify the whole house.
 
Ultrasonic humidifiers produce a cool mist with ultrasonic vibration.
Surround Air MiniAire Humidifier – A palm-sized humidifier that’s perfect for your office or car.  Weighs less than 1 lb.
SonicAire Humidifier – [...]

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Posted by Valerie Paxton on February 16th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
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Posted in Allergies, Asthma, Cold/Flu Season, Humidifiers/Vaporizers, Medical Supplies Buyers Guides, Parenting Support

Is Your Humidifier Making You Sick?

Apparently you can get really, really sick if you don’t keep your portable humidifier clean. 
Here are Mayo Clinic’s Tips for portable humidifiers:

Use distilled or demineralized water. Tap water contains minerals that can create deposits inside your humidifier that promote bacterial growth. And, when released into the air, these minerals often appear as white dust on [...]

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Posted by Valerie Paxton on February 16th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
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Posted in Allergies, Asthma, Cold/Flu Season, Humidifiers/Vaporizers, Medical Supplies Buyers Guides

The Allergy Asthma Connection

June 21st marked the first official day of summer and along with the great weather and vacations it’s also a time of angst for allergy sufferers. And though there are many, many symptoms of allergies to mull over and gripe about, there is one major — and sometimes life threatening — aspect of the allergy [...]

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Posted by Heather Lawless on June 27th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
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