What is the appropriate humidity in a baby's room?

Just after the baby is born, he will be cared for by a professional doctor and placed in the nursery for observation. The baby's physical condition is very special, because it has just come out of the mother's body and is completely unadapted to the external temperature and other conditions. Therefore, we should pay attention to the special temperature of the nursery. In the same situation, if the baby is taken home, we should also pay attention to the appropriate temperature at home. So what is the appropriate humidity in the nursery room?

What is the appropriate indoor humidity?

According to research, the temperature in winter is between 18 degrees Celsius and 25 degrees Celsius, and the humidity is between 30% and 70%; the temperature in summer is between 23 degrees Celsius and 28 degrees Celsius, and the humidity is between 30% and 60%. Within this range, more than 95% of people feel comfortable.

In an air-conditioned room, people feel most comfortable when the temperature is between 19 degrees Celsius and 24 degrees Celsius and the humidity is between 40% and 50%. Families with humidifiers should pay attention to adjusting the indoor humidity. Buying a hygrometer is a good choice to create a comfortable home environment for your family.

The harm of high or low indoor humidity to human body

In winter, when the humidity is high, heat conduction will be accelerated, making people feel cold. When the indoor humidity is too low, due to the large amount of water loss from the upper respiratory tract mucosa, people will feel dry mouth, even sore throat, nose bleeding, etc., and are prone to colds. In summer, when the indoor humidity is too high, it will inhibit the body's heat dissipation, making people feel very stuffy and irritable.

For people who need to go out frequently, if the room temperature is too high, the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor will increase, which will reduce their resistance and make the indoor air abnormally dry, destroying the temperature and humidity environment in the body and affecting their body fluid secretion. Not only will people feel hot all over, but they will also have difficulty breathing and abnormally dry feelings in their eyes, ears, mouth, nose, throat, skin, etc.

If the indoor temperature is too low, the body's metabolic function will decline, the pulse and breathing will slow down, the subcutaneous blood vessels will contract, the skin will become overly tense, the respiratory resistance will weaken, and respiratory diseases can easily be induced. Friends are advised to open windows for ventilation appropriately to ensure living comfort. It is also best to place a basin of water or use a humidifier in the room to increase the indoor humidity.

How to dehumidify indoors

Open windows for ventilation

The humidity outside is highest between 5pm and 8pm on sunny days, which is the best time for ventilation. Note that during the rainy season, it is not recommended to open windows for ventilation in the morning or at noon in the south to reduce the entry of external moisture.

Using quicklime to absorb moisture

When it is rainy, it is not suitable to open doors and windows for ventilation. At this time, sprinkling some quicklime in some corners of the room or on the ground can absorb moisture very well. Using bamboo charcoal can also achieve a similar effect.

You can first fill a small cloth bag with an appropriate amount of lime, then tie it into a small bag and place it in various corners of the room. This can also alleviate the humidity in the room. Lime also has a disinfecting effect, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Use air conditioning to dehumidify

Use air conditioning or exhaust fans to dehumidify, which is a method of blowing air flow, just like a vacuum cleaner, to concentrate the wet air together. When the moisture gathers, it will turn into water droplets. This is a bit similar to the ventilation method. Household air conditioners generally have a dehumidification function, but the speed is relatively slow, taking about two or three hours, and it will make people indoors feel cold.

Daily moisture protection

It is best to buy moisture-proof products in the market, such as charcoal, activated carbon, or quicklime, and then place them in the corners of the wall. They can absorb moisture well and make the home drier.