What should I do if I catch a cold from using the air conditioner? How should I use the air conditioner?

In the hot summer, the most refreshing thing is to lie comfortably in bed and turn on the air conditioner. However, the air humidity is high in summer, and you will catch a cold if you are not careful when turning on the air conditioner. So what should you do if you catch a cold when turning on the air conditioner? How should you turn on the air conditioner correctly?

What to do if you catch a cold from using the air conditioner

The cold caused by air conditioning is a kind of cold with heat in it, not completely a cold caused by wind and cold, and it has the symptoms of heat stroke. This is why air conditioning colds are often more difficult to cure than common colds. Therefore, the treatment of such colds should be different from other types of colds.

The first thing to do for a cold caused by air conditioning is to sweat and try to drive away the cold on the surface of the body. You can first drink a cup of ginger sugar water, then take a hot bath or cover yourself with a blanket to sweat. After sweating, you can start the treatment of clearing the internal heat. Generally speaking, the sweating time for a cold caused by air conditioning should not be too long, but it must be sweated out. After sweating all over, you will feel much more comfortable.

After sweating, the body needs to clear away heat. At this time, the surface cold is gone. You can drink some Huoxiang Zhengqi water, or lotus leaf water, or mung bean soup to clear the internal heat. If you take some cold medicine to cooperate with the treatment, the effect will be very good.

If the symptoms of a cold are severe, we need to see a doctor, otherwise the condition may worsen.

How to use air conditioning correctly in summer

1. Adjust the temperature to 27℃-28℃

Generally speaking, the temperature of the air conditioner is adjusted to about 26℃. The elderly may wish to raise the temperature by one or two degrees to maintain it at about 27℃-28℃, so that the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor can be guaranteed to be around 7℃. Also, be careful not to let the air conditioner vents blow directly at people.

2. Protect your shoulders and neck

Many people are afraid of wind on their shoulders and necks. When entering and leaving an air-conditioned room, it is best to protect important parts such as the shoulders, neck, and knees. Be sure to avoid wearing overly revealing clothes in the air-conditioned room.

3. Don’t face the air outlet

The cold air from the air outlet is often stronger, and it can be very harmful if you blow directly at it, making it easy to catch a cold. Therefore, never blow directly at the air outlet of the air conditioner when it is turned on.

4. Drink more warm water

The air in the air-conditioned room is dry and it is easy to lose water, causing the nasal cavity and mucous membrane to become too dry, causing bronchitis. Therefore, it is necessary to replenish water, preferably 40℃ warm water.

5. Ventilate frequently and get more fresh air

Even in hot weather, it is not advisable to keep the air conditioner on all the time. It is best to turn it off for a while every 1 to 3 hours, open the windows for ventilation to ensure indoor and outdoor air convection, or go outside for some exercise every hour.

6. Use air conditioning less when you can use a fan

Frequent use of air conditioning will affect people's sweating function. It is best to use the air conditioning less and use fans instead to cool down. You can also open windows more often to speed up air circulation and help cool down.