How Harmful is it to Use AC?
Posted on: 29/Nov/2015 11:05:55 AM
In these days, we find all the houses, office space and others air conditioned. We make use of AC so as to escape from the hot sun, but we also need to realize that the use of AC is harmful to us in various ways.
Human body is capable of getting itself adjusted to the surrounding temperature. When we are in an air conditioned room, this process happens artificially. The body doesn`t function to balance the temperature and sits at rest. By being so, the energy saved in our body turns into fat which at last leads to obesity. Those working in air conditioned offices have got yet another harmful effect. The body spends maximum hour inside air conditioned rooms. This largely brings down the body`s capability to withstand heat. When they step out under the hot sun, the body shows intolerance to the outside heat. This is why those who are used to air conditioned rooms get irked and panicked when they come under sun.
Air conditioners make us live in two types of conditions. Our body needs to adapt to the difference in temperatures while stepping in and out of the room. In office spaces, air conditioners are run throughout the day. Hence the pollution in air doesn`t get sent out and keeps circulating within the space.
When any one of these employees working inside the room is affected by virus, it is likely to get spread to others as well. One of the major reasons for sick building syndrome (SBC) is the use of air conditioners, according to researchers.
Particularly, headache, fatigue, sinusitis, irritation in eye, tears in eyes, throat infection, etc are some of the symptoms with which the sick building syndrome arises. The air conditioners take in the moist air, dries it and adds cooling effect to it and sends out. This will largely affect those who have got allergic diseases.
