Showing posts with label sneeze. Show all posts
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Friday, 30 December 2011

Terrible dust mites, you should know more.. 恐怖的尘螨,您知道多少?


Your child often cough or sneezing early in the morning?
Do you know, dust mites are one source of your suffering.. 

家里的小孩经常咳嗽,或者一早起来就打喷嚏。。
您知道吗?恐怖的尘螨可能就是罪魁祸首。。


Dust mites are invisible, in fact, it cause asthma, allergic rhinitis, eczema and other allergic diseases.
In this video, you will be able to see countless dust mites flying around the room.
Try to imagine, everyday you lye on the bed and inhaled dust mites when you sleep, surely cause big impact on the respiratory tract.

肉眼看不见的尘螨,其实就是诱发哮喘、过敏性鼻炎和湿疹等过敏性疾病的重要变应原。。
这个镜头,您可以清楚看到尘螨满天飞。。真的是不计其数。。
想象您每天在家一躺下床的那一刻,和睡觉的时候吸入不少尘螨,对呼吸道影响有多大,真的是不敢想象。。




On average, there are 1 hundred thousand to 2 million of 0.2-0.3mm long dust mites on your bed, accompany you to sleep every night. 10 % of used pillow for 2 years are dust mites and its waste.

每張床平均有10萬至200萬隻0.2- 0.3毫米的塵蟎每晚陪伴你安枕。。
用了2年的枕頭有10%的重量來自塵蟎及其排泄物。。




How to handle Dust Mites?

1. Remove all carpeting and curtain
Avoid using carpet, change to wood or tile floor to prevent dirts as dust mites living area; thick curtain fabric easily breed dust mites, change to blinds or plastic shutters. If curtain is necessary, makes frequent cleaning.

2. Freeze stuffed toys
Dust mites like to hide under stuffed toys, freezed them in tighted plastic bag.  
3. Keep the environment clean
Dust mites level is alarming, develop a habit of keeping the environment clean to prevent dust mites from growth.    

4. Avoid feeding pets indoor
If a family kept cats, dogs or other pets, it is best placed in the outdoors to avoid dust mites grow in falling fur or secretion of pets and cause allergies. 

5. Enhance ventilation
Unventilated environment conducive to the survive of dust mites. Open windows regularly to promote air flow and to remove accumulated indoor allergens. 
  
6. Control the temperature and humidity
Dust mites live in dark area with 25℃~30℃ and humidity 60%~80%,dust mites unable to survive when the humidity falls below 50%,thus the perfect humidity in a living room should falls below 40~50%. Use a dehumidifier if the weather is humid.
  
7. Use filters and air purifiers
Allergies are easily caused by the changes of season. Besides controlling the humidity, use filters in air-conditioner or use air purifiers to remove the body and the waste of dust mites and avoid the air circulation in a closed drift and cause allergies.

8. Use direct sunlight 
Dust mites die under direct sunlight, they only can survive in dark area without any sunlight. Utilize this natural and the best acaricide, place the bedding or cloth fabric furniture under direct sunlight regularly for more than 6 hours each time for best effect. Dust mites unable to survive in environment above 50℃.

9. Wash bedding in hot water
Dust mites are water-soluble allergens. Wash cloth home furnishings and clothes regularly to remove dust mites effectively, best with hot water above 55℃. Thermal drying or ironing after washing brings better effect.

10. Use anti-dust mites bedding
Bedding materials are the headquarters of dust mites, if there is a severe allergies patient in one family, besides the above methods to handle dust mites, the best solution is to use anti-dust mites bedding. Besides the anti-dust mite effect, do consider breathable fabric of your bedding choices. Certain laminated agent or two-to-fit product in the market not only causing hot but also rustling. Caution when choosing anti-dust mites bedding.


如何对付尘螨

1.去除地毯和厚重窗帘。
避免使用地毯、榻榻米等,改采用木质、瓷砖地板,以免造成藏污纳垢的死角,让尘螨有机可居;而厚重的窗帘布容易滋生尘螨,最好改以百叶窗或塑料遮板代替,若必须使用窗帘,也请常常拆下清洗。
  
2.避免绒毛玩具。
毛茸茸的绒毛玩具也是尘螨喜欢藏身之处,除了不要再购买之外,也最好丢弃家中原有的。

3.保持环境整洁。
灰尘中尘螨的含量惊人,避免尘螨附着滋生,一定要养成定期打扫的习惯,时时保持居家环境的清洁。   

4.室内避免饲养宠物。
家中如有饲养猫、狗等宠物,最好安置在户外,以免掉落的皮毛与排泄分泌物滋长尘螨,引发过敏。

5.加强通风。 
不通风的环境有助尘螨生存,居家环境最好定时开启窗户,促进空气对流,移除累积在室内的过敏原。
  
6.控制温度和湿度。
25℃~30℃、相对湿度60%~80%的黑暗空间是尘螨的最爱,而在相对湿度到达50%以下则无法生存,所以居家理想的湿度指标应控制在40~50%,春夏湿热季节最好使用除湿机以维持最佳的温湿度。
  
7.使用滤网和空气清净机。
季节转换时最容易引发过敏,除了温湿度的调节控制之外,最好在空调加装滤网或使用空气清净机,清除空气中的尘螨尸体与排泄物,以免在密闭的空气循环中飘散引发过敏。

8.善用阳光。 
尘螨有“见光死”的避光性,必须在光线所不及的黑暗地区才能生长。善用最好也最天然的杀螨剂,可以定期让家中的寝具或是布质面家具在阳光下曝晒(尘螨在高于50度的环境下无法生存),每次6小时以上效果会更好。

9.冲烫清洗。
尘螨为水溶性过敏原,对于家中的布质陈设以及衣物,定期采用水洗可以有效清除尘螨,洗涤时最好先以55℃以上的热水烫过,或是洗后热烘及熨烫处理,效果会更好。

10.使用防螨寝具。 
寝具是尘螨寄生的大本营,家人若有较严重的过敏患者,除了防螨招数要周到,最好解决之道还是选用防螨寝具,而防螨寝具的选择除了防螨效力之外,透气舒适性也不能忽视,如市面上某些以化剂淋膜或是两层贴合的产品,不仅让人闷热难眠,翻动时还会沙沙作响,选购防螨寝具时务必谨慎分辨。


Monday, 12 September 2011

Flu or Cold Symptoms? 流感或伤风感冒症状



When you wake up sneezing, coughing, and have that achy, feverish, can't move a muscle feeling, how do you know whether you have cold symptoms or the flu? And if it's the flu, could it be swine flu?
It's important to know the difference between flu and cold symptoms. A cold is a milder respiratory illness than the flu. While cold symptoms can make you feel bad for a few days, flu symptoms can make you feel quite ill for a few days to weeks. The flu -- whether it's typical seasonal flu or the swine flu virus -- can also result in serious health problems such as pneumonia and hospitalizations.

What are common cold symptoms?

Cold symptoms usually begin with a sore throat which usually goes away after a day or two. Nasal symptoms, runny nose, and congestion follow, along with a cough by the fourth and fifth days. Fever is uncommon in adults, but a slight fever is possible. Children are more likely to have a fever with a cold.
With cold symptoms, your nose teems with watery nasal secretions for the first few days. Later, these become thicker and darker. Dark mucus is natural and does not usually mean you have developed a bacterial infection, such as a sinus infection.
Several hundred different viruses may cause your cold symptoms.

What are common flu symptoms?

Whether a person has typical seasonal flu or swine flu, the symptoms seem to be quite similar. Flu symptoms are usually more severe than cold symptoms and come on quickly. Symptoms of swine flu or other flu include sore throat, fever, headache, muscle aches and soreness, congestion, and cough. Swine flu in particular is also associated with vomiting and diarrhea.
Most flu symptoms gradually improve over two to five days, but it's not uncommon to feel run down for a week or more. A common complication of the flu is pneumonia, particularly in the young, elderly, or people with lung or heart problems. If you notice shortness of breath, you should let your doctor know. Another common sign of pneumonia is fever that comes back after having been gone for a day or two.
Just like cold viruses, flu viruses enter your body through the mucous membranes of your nose, eyes, or mouth. Every time you touch your hand to one of these areas, you could be infecting yourself with a virus, which makes it very important to keep your hands germ-free with frequent washing to prevent both flu and cold symptoms.



流感或伤风感冒症状


当您睡醒的时候,突然打喷嚏、咳嗽,感到疼痛或发烧,肌肉紧绷的感觉,您如何辨别那是伤风、感冒或流感呢?如果是流感,有可能是禽流感吗?


流感与伤风感冒症状之间的分别相当重要。感冒这一种呼吸系统疾病比流感温和。感冒症状可令您好几天都感到不适;流感症状则令您从几天不适到几个星期都感到不舒服。流感,无论是季节性流行性感冒或是禽流感病毒,也可能导致严重的健康问题,如肺炎和住院。


感冒症状


感冒症状通常始于咽喉痛,通常在一两天后消失。鼻部症状,流鼻涕,紧随着鼻塞,四、五天后开始咳嗽。发烧较少见于成人,也有可能出现轻微发烧的情况。孩童较常出现感冒发烧症状。


感冒症状包括最初几天,您的鼻子会装满湿漉漉的鼻腔分泌物。几天后分泌物越来越浓稠,越来越沉暗。沉暗的分泌物粘液是很自然的,并不意味着您已被细菌感染,如鼻窦感染。


数百种病菌可造成的感冒症状不一。


普通流感症状


一个人患上季节性流行性感冒或者禽流感的症状非常相似。流感的症状通常比普通感冒来得更严重,而且更快。禽流感或其他流感的症状包括咽喉痛,发烧,头疼,肌肉酸痛,充血和咳嗽。禽流感的症状通常还包括呕吐和腹泻。


大多数流感的症状会在二至五天内逐渐改善,不过也可能延续到一个星期或更长时间。一般流感的并发症包括肺炎,特别是针对患有肺或心脏疾病的青年或老年人。当您发现气短,即刻告诉医生。肺炎的另一种症状是发烧,退烧一两天后又再发烧。


流感病毒如同感冒病毒,通过您的鼻子粘膜,眼睛和嘴巴进入身体。当您的手触碰以上部位,就会被感染。勤于洗手令您的双手保持无菌状态以避免患上流感或感冒。