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Old 07-16-2001, 03:18 PM   #1
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what are good and bad for asthma? i heard humidifiers make it worse and air purifiers blow out mold and dust, my room collects dust easy and im tired of cleaning it every other day.
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I have an air puirifier and it helps tons for asthma. but buy one that does all jobs together: mold, some bacteria smoke dust some viruses odors. and not one that needs one machine for each room ,that's expensive

 
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My son's pediatrician told me to use a cool mist vaporizer only. It did help alot.

 
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most important thing to make sure of is to keep it clean
doesn't matter what you use -- if it's blowing around mold and viruses it's still going to make you sick

 
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