One doctor said that opening your home windows for at least 10 to 15 minutes every day can protect you from harmful indoor pollutants.
Dr Chris Etteridge focuses on outdoor pollution and car emissions, but warns that we often ignore the air quality inside our homes.
Etherage highlighted that carpets, cleaning products, cooking and heating, humidity and laundry are the main factors that degrade air quality.
“We can’t see them, and they’re tiny, but they can be gases, dust or dirt,” he told New Idea magazine. “This includes mould, contamination from central heating and stoves, chemicals in cleaning products and even pets.”
Etherage points out that carpets can be a breeding ground for harmful particles like dust mites, mold and pet dander, which can trigger asthma and allergies.
To prevent this, it is recommended to use a vacuum cleaner with a filter.
Additionally, while cooking and heating at home are essential, using fans or opening windows is a good way to maintain air quality.
“Very small pollution particles can enter the bloodstream and affect vital organs,” warns Max Weisberg, an airborne allergen expert.
He also highlighted that humidity and mold are contributing factors to poor air quality, saying, “They release mold and bacteria that are harmful to the respiratory tract.”
Max warns that damp clothes can also breed mold spores.
Possible symptoms of indoor pollution include: sneezing, wheezing or itchy throat, and eye irritation.
