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Personal Air Purifiers and Safety/Effectiveness

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Mar 31 5:50am | Replies (29)

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Wow! I never knew there could be negative effects from these air purifiers. I will have to look my model up and see what kind of system it is. I just recently started using mine again due to my daughter moving in with her cat. Since I have started using it at night in my room; my cough, lung congestion, and runny nose has subsided quite a bit. Mine is a stand-alone unit, I think with an ionizing filter, could be hepa. I clean the filter on a regular basis.

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Hi Terri - Mine stand-alone unit has filters which I regularly clean & replace. The ones on the furnace, my husband replaces twice as often as required. Both are charcoal & HEPA - not ionic. Our friends have a HEPA plus ionizing systems, located at the furnace & venting through the furnace outlet - this is supposed to reduce the ozone in the air. But it requires monthly maintenance, which sounds like a pain to me.
My concern with the "personal" purifiers is that you are blowing the ozone right in your face, and even low doses can accumulate. If yours is a room-sized unit situated away from your bed & body, chances that your are receiving much ozone from it is probably pretty small. But worthwhile checking.
Sue