How to choose a humidifier for children

Dry air is harmful at any age, and a good humidifier is simply necessary for children, because they are most at risk of disease. This is especially true of newborns, because their immunity is very weak.

Dry air contains much more germs, and the stuffiness is bad for the body. But do not overdo it, because excessive humidity is also not the norm.

Purpose

The practice of using humidifiers is not much welcomed in our country, which is a significant omission. Meanwhile, these devices can maintain normal humidity in the room, which is just necessary for a newborn baby. What should you know about this technique?

1. Any humidifier works like this: driving dry air through its filters, it returns the streams back to the room, saturating them with moisture and removing unpleasant impurities.
2. Lack of moisture can lead to problems with breathing and circulatory system, so doctors strongly recommend to monitor the humidity in children's rooms.
3. A humidifier for a child’s room can also heat or cool the air.

The children's body is designed differently, so the humidifier in their room must be present. The humidity of the air in the room should reach an optimal level of 40-60%.

Why does baby need moist air

The children's body is very fragile, because it has not yet mastered the environment. For him, the harm caused by exhaust gases can be much stronger than for an adult. That is why the humidifier for newborns is especially relevant:

1. In the right microclimate, your child will be less sick. Moist air is especially useful with nasal congestion.
2. Buy the device in the nursery should be in order to avoid possible problems with dry skin. Since this is fraught with serious diseases.
3. The device reduces the risk of colds and other viral diseases.
4. In a room with a sufficient level of moisture your child’s sleep will be calm and sound.
5. It is also useful for its development. Many doctors, answering the question whether a humidifier or an air purifier is necessary for a newborn, explain this by saying that in such a climate it will develop better.

Even a daily wet cleaning will not help normalize a dry climate. That is why a humidifier is so necessary in the nursery.

Types of humidifiers for the children's room

The choice of the optimal device is possible only with the knowledge of its features, as well as all the pros and cons. In addition, you need to understand what it will be used for, how often it needs to be included and how it works. There are several types of humidifier.

Traditional

These are the most common devices operating on specialized filters, the evaporation in which occurs without the intervention of heat.

Pros:

1. You can pour tap water.
2. Low cost.
3. Moisturizing occurs evenly.
4. Cleans large particles of dirt in the air.
5. Easy operation and maintenance.

Minuses:

1. In order for the humidity in the room to remain normal, the device must operate continuously.
2. Makes a lot of noise.

Ultrasound

The device is designed so that cold steam enters the room, formed after passing through fragmented water molecules.

Pros:

1. Absolutely no sound.
2. There is a built-in hygrostat that allows you to control the level of humidity in the room.
3. Can maintain humidity in the range of 70-80%.
4. Equipped with a display, which displays the humidity in the room at a certain point in time.

The minus of the ultrasound device is that it is recommended to use it. only purified water, because the tap is bad for the filter, and it will have to be changed frequently.

Washing

The device is called so because the air that has entered is flushed between two discs, which are moistened with water.

Pros:

1. Not energy consuming.
2. Do not have to change drives.
3. Do not make a lot of noise.
4. At the same time, they clean the air and saturate it with moisture.
5. You can use any water.

Minuses:

1. High cost.
2. Take up a lot of space.

Climate control

These are expensive, high-quality appliances, the purpose of which is to create and maintain a favorable atmosphere in the room.

Pros:

1. Many automatic features.
2. Work without noise.
3. Efficiency.
4. Fit into any interior.

As for the shortcomings, it is only one: the cost. However, do not forget that saving on health is fraught with serious consequences, especially when it comes to a small child.

Attention! In the children's rooms you can not use steam humidifiers, as hot steam comes out of them, which can burn an unwary baby.

Criteria for choosing a baby humidifier

Humidifiers that you buy for a child's room must meet the following requirements:

1. It is important that the equipment combines the functions of humidification and air purification.
2. It is necessary that the device itself controlled the level of moisture and automatically turned off.
3. The flavor function will add a plus point to the model, as some smells help improve sleep.
4. The device should not make any sound, as continuous noise will interfere with sleep.
5. It is impossible to use the devices working with hot air.
6. The humidifier must be either very light or, on the contrary, so heavy that the baby cannot move it and damage both the device and itself.
7. If you are considering a budget option, you can use a traditional device.
8. If you need a high-quality humidifier, it is better to give preference to washing or climate control.
9. Ultrasound models should be chosen if you do not have space to install a large apparatus.

Some devices have a special children's mode of operation, which is aimed at creating a microclimate in the child’s room.

Model overview

The choice of humidifiers is so wide that you can easily get confused. According to buyers, the most optimal models are:

1. Boneco Air-O-Swiss 7147. The inexpensive device of the Swiss company equipped with function of disinfecting of water. It does not consume much energy and produces no noise.
   

2. Winia AWX-70. The device from the Korean manufacturers quickly and efficiently provides moisture. It has a reservoir of large capacity, which makes it possible not often to fill in new water.
   

3. BALLU UHB-770. It weighs quite a bit, and does not attract attention due to silent operation. True, it can only be used in a small room.
   
4. Electrolux EHAW-6515. This car wash is equipped with three modes, it does not require a filter change, and in addition, it kills microbes.True, such a device is expensive - around 20,000 rubles.
   
5. AIC S135. This inexpensive model which carries out the work in the silent mode. The tank is designed for continuous operation for a whole night. Using it is quite simple.
   

Now you know why you need these devices in children's rooms. Doctors have long argued that maintaining humidity in the room where children are located is simply necessary. Today it is easy to achieve with the help of humidifiers. In addition, a good device not only humidifies the air, but also cleans it from bacteria and unwanted impurities.