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Author Topic: Should You Use a Humidifier to Prevent COVID-19 or Flu? What if you have asthma? What about dehumidifiers?  (Read 2181 times)

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Check the humidity in your room...Think about humidity levels....(it certainly affects the Masked Man's guitars hanging in his room so humidity levels probably affects health and comfort as well)

When it is  winter season, and people using various heating devices check the humidity in your home

When it is summer the air conditioner can create dry air as well...

decide for yourselves the pros and cons of using a humidifier or dehumidifier and when its best for you

Here's just a couple articles to get ya thinking about it
( & please feel free to reply to add more studies about humidifiers and dehumidifier studies in this thread)...

SUMMARY:
Airborne virus particles travel well in dry air. Here’s how using a humidifier can help.

...another strategy that can help make our air safer to breathe: humidifying. You might not immediately associate moist air with clean air, but a large body of evidence suggests that more humid air—in the range of about 40 to 60 percent humidity—can help cut down on airborne virus transmission.

LINK:
https://www.consumerreports.org/health/flu/use-a-humidifier-to-prevent-flu-a6503801917/

&,

SUMMARY:
Humidifier for Asthma: Good or Bad?

LINK:
https://www.healthline.com/health/humidifier-for-asthma

&,

SUMMARY:
This device may reduce viruses at home —
Humidifiers add moisture that’s like a “heavy blanket” that brings cold, flu and other viruses to the ground, away from noses and mouths.

LINK:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/10/28/humidifier-humidity-viruses-cold-flu/
« Last Edit: December 10, 2025, 01:13:56 am by Masked Man »
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