air purifier

[PJBinMI]

has anybody here gotten an air purifier to help breathing? has it been helpful? advise about brand, how to use, where to place relative to bed? I have life long hay fever type allergies to things that cannot be totally avoided like trees, grass, house dust, and now have lung issues too. Would appreciate hearing anybody's wisdom!

[Catali02]

Hi,

I like the brand Austin. You don’t have to replace filters very often and works well. Was recommended by my Naturopath.

[Sashay2020 in reply to Catali02]

I’ve had fragrance sensitive cough-variant asthma for 38 years and I also have a lung condition called bronchiectasis. I have used Winix brand room size air cleaners for years. They have a true hepa filter, a carbon prefilter and a washable prefilter. I always had one in my office for clients wearing perfume and I have one in each room of my apartment. They work great, but the filter packs are a bit pricey. I even travel with one in my large suitcase because so many hotels are fragranced. Oh yes, they are quiet. Take care. Sashay

[life8888 in reply to Sashay2020]

I use Winix too! Even before MBC it really helped with allergies.

[OneLump22]

I did yes. A Bonaire tower model with 3 filter system, though I found I don't really need the UV filter. I do like the air filter & the ionizer filter features. Because my apt. building was built in the 70s & to my knowledge nobody's made any DEEP changes to the buildings (especially the ventilation system) only cosmetic, it's horribly dusty. You should see my vent covers 🙈🙉🙊😖. I think it's made a difference in my breathing.

[PJBinMI in reply to OneLump22]

It's great to hear that it's helping your breathing! I looked up ratings in Consumer Reports, and found a good price for the air purifier that they rated well plus called it a good deal (price). I'm hoping it will help my allergies! I've got so many "minor" things wrong with my health, not especially scary like cancer is, but bothersome on a day to day basis. It would be wonderful to get my allergies under control.

[Fiercefighter13]

I have two Honeywell air purifiers, and also have an electrostatic filter on both heating and air conditioning units in my home. My son in law recently got a uv light to install on the heating and air conditioning units as well. I think it makes a huge difference as far as hay fever symptoms which seem to have gotten worse with the cancer treatments. My allergies were really bad for the last two weeks, and I realized one of my filters was dirty and needed replacing. My allergies seemed a lot better within a day of changing the dirty filter. Hope this helps!

[PJBinMI]

I really appreciate all the replies! I didn't expect that so many of us would have these breathing/lung/allergy problems. I'm looking forward to getting the air purifier I ordered and putting it in the bedroom. I probably should have gotten one a long time ago. I wonder why allergists and other doctors don't suggest this!

[OneLump22 in reply to PJBinMI]

I don't think it ever occurred to them to do a study.

[hurricaneheather]

i use two Air Doctor purifiers, one in the bedroom and one in the living area; friends have liked them that they purchased them, also. i can feel and hear when they are working, it kicks in to high mode when it senses pollutants in the air. additionally, i can see they are working when the filters are changed, similar to when changing the HVAC filters. many of the well being professionals i follow, use them; i did research prior to purchasing. the purifiers and filters are pricey and worth it! the filters are changed twice a year or sooner, pending the contaminants in the air, as indicated by the filter lights.

[Hopeful4Cure]

Oh, yes. I did a lot of research to find the best at a reasonable cost as I wanted 3 of them. I found that IKEA had the best. I also bought the connector that lights up if the air is bad it was about $15 or so. I have to say that the one in my bedroom was on and when I woke up, it was like fresh, clean, crisp air. They are just amazing. I also bought the carbon filters too for extra cleaning.