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How humidity affects your health
Moisture is not just a problem for your home. Moisture has real consequences for your health. Just because moisture is frequently seen on walls, windows... doesn't mean it only affects the building. Humidity is an indoor air pollutant that affects our health. Hence the urgency to find out how to eliminate moisture permanently for a healthy home.
Humidity indirectly favors the appearance and development of molds which are a real danger to health. Molds release fine particles, spores, into the indoor air, which are responsible for many diseases and allergies. When we breathe, these fine particles will enter our body. They can create chronic respiratory or skin allergies, rhinitis, bronchitis and even trigger asthma.
It is important to know that we breathe in about 12,000 liters of air per day, of which nearly 50% is in our homes! If the atmosphere is humid or if there is mold, the impact on health is significant.
Moisture is also an ideal habitat for dust mites, which are responsible for a large part of skin and respiratory allergies.
Children are particularly susceptible to moisture-related illnesses. Their respiratory system is not fully formed and their risk of developing asthma, for example, increases by 40% in the presence of humidity.
Humidity triggers osteoarthritis flares but also arthritis and fibromyalgia. A recent study conducted by researchers at the Centre for Arthritis Epidemiology at the University of Manchester has shown a real link between humidity and joint pain.
Besides humidity, you may wonder if your indoor air contains other pollutants that could also pose a risk to your health. We tell you more about indoor air pollution in the following article.
