After a long day at work, all any of us want to do is come home to a clean house, which includes fresh, healthy air. That's why it's important to know the effects of poor indoor air quality and what it can do to you and your family.

Health Effects

The problem with the effects of poor indoor air quality health issues is that they can easily be mistaken for something else. For example, poor air quality can cause dust to accumulate throughout the home and in turn cause coughing, sneezing, and watery eyes. The symptoms of allergies are similar, if not identical, to these health effects. Other health effects of poor indoor air quality are...

  • Rashes
  • Dizziness
  • Shortness of breath
  • Nasal congestion

More serious effects of poor indoor air quality include respiratory diseases, rapid heartbeat, nausea, vomiting, and worsening asthma. Luckily, there are ways to combat poor indoor air quality.

How to Prevent Poor Indoor Air Quality

Insufficient ventilation could be a cause of your home's poor air quality. In fact, even if you're doing everything else you're supposed to in order to have clean air in your home, improper air ventilation will still cause your home to have poor air quality. Poor ventilation can be fixed with a few fans, windows, and exhaust fans. Smoking can also affect your home's air quality. Smoking spreads over 200 poisons and over 60 chemicals. When you smoke in your home, you are not only affecting yourself and the home's air quality, but you're affecting your family as well. Periodically change your air filter. Air filters are a great way to trap dust and other allergens that lurk throughout your home; when they're full, they need to be changed. An average suburban home needs its air filters changed every 90 days. If you're looking for more ways to prevent poor air quality in your home, call our office at (706) 914-1617 or contact us online today to let us create a cleaner, happier home for you and your family.