Doctor warned about diseases that can worsen during the heating season

During the heating season, indoor humidity decreases, which leads to drying of mucous membranes and disruption of the natural defense mechanisms of the upper respiratory tract. This contributes to the exacerbation of some diseases, Anastasia Poskakalova, a general practitioner and cardiologist at SberZdorovye medical company, told Izvestia on December 12.

Among other things, it leads to exacerbation of bronchial asthma, and also increases the likelihood of respiratory infections - acute respiratory viral infections and influenza, she specified.

"In addition, dry air leads to a worsening course of dermatologic diseases, because dry skin is more prone to itching and irritation. It can also aggravate the course of the "dry eye" syndrome," the expert noted.

According to her, due to lack of oxygen in the absence of ventilation of the room may be more frequent headaches and increased fatigue.

The doctor explained that in order to create a normal microclimate it is necessary to observe the following measures: maintaining humidity at the level of 50-60%, temperature regime - +18...+22 degrees, as well as periodic ventilation - every two hours.

"If it is impossible to comply with the recommended measures, you can use a portable humidifier - place it, for example, on your desk. Along with this, it is especially important in this case to consume at least 1.5-2 liters of fluid per day in the absence of contraindications, including, for example, heart failure," - said Poskakalova.

It is also possible to rinse the nasal cavity with saline solution after the working day to remove dust and harmful microorganisms, she said.

But at the first signs of indisposition it is better to stay at home and consult a doctor face-to-face or online, emphasized the cardiologist.

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Earlier, on December 10, the expert doctor of the Laboratory "Hemotest" Alexandra Fileva told "Izvestia" that walking in winter, in the cold, with bare head can be harmful to health. So not long to catch a cold, respiratory and infectious diseases, which can go into complications or provoke exacerbation of chronic diseases, she specified. All this, as the doctor pointed out, happens because hypothermia of the head leads to hypothermia of the whole body.