So you are thinking about getting a HEPA air filter? If you have allergies – a HEPA air filter can make a tremendous difference in how you feel on a daily basis. The HEPA air filter gently and quickly cleans the air in the room or floor plan so you have completely clean air to breathe. Especially with Spring (aka ragweed season) around the corner, a lot of folks are thinking about getting a HEPA air filter!
Read the label and see what the HEPA air filter removes from the air. Not every air filter does “everything.” Did you know that some HEPA air filters will remove viruses, others just dust and mold and some will remove tobacco smoke? Others still have the ability to do many things. It is important to read the label and box to fully understand what your HEPA air filter is capable of doing. If cigarette smoke or perfume bothers your asthma, you want to get the HEPA filter that will help you with these challenges. While a HEPA air filter can’t get rid of specifically perfume – as it can’t get rid of every thing – some high powered ones you will notice DO get rid of smells such as perfume or cooking smells quite successfully.
You also want to be sure to get the HEPA filter that “fits” your room properly. Why is this so important? You might ask. Well HEPA filters actually come in different sizes. You’ll want to choose the HEPA filter size that can successfully clean your room size quickly and easily over and over. Your HEPA air filter works by cleaning your air in the environment repeatedly. If you buy a too small HEPA air filter then it wont be able to clean all of the air to the best of its ability. A too large HEPA air filter will certainly get the job done – but you could have bought a smaller one and then gotten another smaller air filter for another room in the house! Measuring a room is an easy thing to do and very useful when it comes to providing you with clean air every day.
Do your best to help your HEPA air filter along. You can’t rely on your HEPA air filter to do the work that other cleaning or proper allergy protection should be doing. If you have allergies or asthma then you probably know to keep the windows closed during allergy season, especially during the sunny hours when the pollen count is at its highest. Keeping your windows open “knowing” your HEPA air filter is working just isn’t fair to you or even to your HEPA air filter. First, your HEPA air filter isn’t qualified to clean all of the outdoors! Second, you’ll go through disposable air filters very quickly this way. Third, you are likely to suffer from allergies with open windows as the HEPA air filter can’t clean every pollen spec out of the outdoors you are now letting in. Remember to vacuum and dust regularly and do everything you learned as proper allergy maintenance. It truly goes a long way – then adding your HEPA air filter you’ll see a real jump in how you feel!
If you have allergies or asthma your doctor or friends may have suggested you consider getting a HEPA air purifier (HEPA air filter). Perhaps you have friends and family with allergies that just love their HEPAs and now you are wondering how one can help you. Or your doctor has suggested one and you are questioning if it will really make a difference. Well hundreds of thousands of allergy and asthma sufferers each year turn to HEPA air filters to help them. This can be an ideal solution for many. Let’s talk about a couple of ways to tell if a HEPA air filter is for you:
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Even on allergy and asthma medication I still suffer from my allergies/asthma. This is an important thing to notice. If your doctor has put you on medication and you still suffer, adding a HEPA air filter can be an excellent next step. Sometimes the quality of air you are breathing can be the issue. Now you CAN improve the quality of the air you breathe simply by vacuuming and dusting regularly (like 1 to 2x a week) but this is often because with today’s vacuums they already have a HEPA filter and you are cleaning that dust and then breathing very clean air. Adding a HEPA air filter on top of this cleaning routine will clean the air your breathe overall.
I have pets in my home and suffer from allergies. This is another thing to consider. Often our pets do things outdoors like roll in fall leaves, sleep on a bed of flowers or run through a pile of branches – all great sources of sneeze and itchy creating pollen! We know we can’t control what our pets do. But adding a HEPA air filter can often help to purify the air as they come into the house bearing pollen as they do. Brushing out your pets’ fur when they come home can also be very helpful.
I have year-round allergies. This is something you can’t ignore. If your allergies aren’t just seasonal you’ve got to combat them all the time. A HEPA filter can work wonders for the year-round allergy sufferer. Likely you suffer from a combination of both indoor and outdoor allergies, making your vulnerable to allergies wherever you go. With a HEPA filter you are especially purifying your home which will help you breathe clean air at home. This helps your lungs feel clean and strong. It will aid you as you go out into the world and run into allergy sources as you go.
More than one family member suffers from allergies. Now if it isn’t just you who has allergies, a HEPA air filter is a top solution to consider. It wont be just you who benefits but also a parent, child or spouse who feels better as you add the HEPA air filter to your lives. If both of you are allergic to the same things this can sometimes be a sign that you are suffering from poor air quality at home. This isn’t necessarily the sign of poor house cleaning – a lack of vacuuming – sometimes your house is vulnerable to mold or other challenges that you simply can’t control. With the HEPA air filter you keep these allergy sources at bay and everyone can breathe easier.
There are many reasons to choose a HEPA air filter. Quite often after you’ve had it for a week or so you notice that you aren’t as stuffy, your breathing is fuller. Or sometimes you notice that you don’t have the same sleeping complaints. You are sleeping completely through the night or with very deep and sound sleep. That’s the magic of a HEPA filter!
To your good health!