Danger Facts Sleeping with a Fan

Hot air makes many people sleep while turning on the fan. However, there are those who think if it has a bad impact on health. Let's consider the following explanation about the dangers of sleeping with a fan. In Indonesia, many people think that sleeping by turning on a fan risks causing death. There is also a saying that if the fan makes sweat can not come out and settles in the body. However, is it really happening? Is it dangerous if we sleep with a fan on? Let us review some of the myths about the dangers of sleeping with a fan below.

Fan Use Facts

Sleeping with the fan turned on is said to be related to certain health problems, such as:

Allergy and asthma

Sleeping with a dirty fan can indeed cause recurrence of asthma and allergies. Dust and dirt on the fan will fly in the room, then inhaled by the body, causing asthma and allergic symptoms. Therefore, remember to routinely clean the fan every month.

Hyperthermia

Hyperthermia is a condition where the body temperature is very high, which is above 40 ° C. In this condition, the mechanism in the body fails to cool body temperature. When in a warm or slightly hot environment, the body will respond by sweating, so that the body temperature remains normal. But if the temperature is very hot, the body's mechanism is no longer able to compensate. As a result, body temperature will rise and hyperthermia occurs. If not immediately get help, hyperthermia can cause dehydration to death. Some say that fans can trigger hyperthermia. But the fact is, sleeping with the fan on does not cause hyperthermia. Turning on the fan actually becomes the easiest and cheapest way to cool the body when the weather is very hot.

Hypothermia

Hypothermia is a condition when body temperature is less than 35 ° C. This happens because the body loses heat quickly, but is slow in producing heat. If not treated immediately, hypothermia which is generally caused by weather or cold air can cause organ malfunction to death. In tropical and warm Indonesia, a person's risk of developing hypothermia is very small, even though the fan is used while sleeping at night. Because, the fan can not cool the air temperature in the room drastically. Assumptions related to the dangers of sleeping with a fan has not been scientifically proven and still needs further research. However, the use of a fan does need attention, especially in terms of cleaning it. This is to prevent the fan from spreading dust and dirt which can cause asthma and allergic symptoms to recur.