Is it OK for babies to use air conditioning?

When the weather is hot in the summer, both adults and children can't stand it. Nowadays, most families have air conditioners installed. It's okay for adults to use air conditioners when they feel hot, but children are relatively young after all. If they use air conditioners for a long time, we must be worried that it will have adverse effects on their health. So, is it good for babies to use air conditioning? Let’s take a closer look.

The baby has just left the mother's belly and came to this strange world, and he needs to adapt to many things slowly. In particular, the temperature and humidity of the baby's environment will change accordingly, so the baby must have a comfortable living environment: the newborn baby's room should be kept cool, well ventilated, and maintain appropriate temperature and humidity.

The weather is hot in summer. If the baby does not have appropriate ways to cool down, he will sweat and get sick. Can newborns use air conditioning in summer? Babies should also pay attention to keeping warm in hot weather. It is okay to use air conditioning, but the main thing is to keep warm and prevent the temperature in the air-conditioned room from being too low, which will make the baby catch a cold and get sick.

Although it is necessary to cool down in the summer, babies also need to keep warm in the summer. Because newborns have thin skin, less subcutaneous fat, and a body surface area that is much smaller than that of adults, they dissipate more heat, produce less heat, and their temperature regulation center is not yet fully developed. Therefore, when the temperature is too low, the newborn's body temperature is easily affected by the indoor ambient temperature, resulting in the body temperature not rising. In severe cases, it can cause subcutaneous fat to coagulate and harden, leading to scleredema and even life-threatening.

At the same time, it should be noted that if the baby stays in an air-conditioned room for a long time, it is easy to catch a cold. Nowadays, many babies’ upper respiratory tract infections are mostly related to air conditioning. In addition, babies’ immunity and resistance are relatively low compared to adults. If they stay in an air-conditioned room all day and the air is not circulating, babies are prone to fever, upper respiratory tract infection, tonsillitis, cough, runny nose, sinusitis and other symptoms.

In order to prevent babies from catching a cold due to air conditioning, the recommended optimal air conditioning temperature in summer is 27 to 28 degrees Celsius. It is best to put a basin of water when sleeping to keep the room moist, and open the windows frequently for ventilation. In addition, some parents, after finding that their baby has symptoms such as a slight fever, are so scared that they dare not use air conditioners or electric fans. However, they do not realize that the high ambient temperature will cause the baby's body temperature to remain high, their resistance to decline, and their condition to worsen.

Air-conditioned rooms often have their doors and windows tightly closed, with low-temperature air flowing around them, causing natural air to not circulate, and hidden bacteria to be unable to spread. In addition, using air conditioning for a long time can easily cause dizziness or chest tightness, and babies are more likely to suffer from diarrhea or colds due to the cool wind. Parents should not let their babies stay in air-conditioned rooms for a long time, and the air-conditioning temperature should not be too low.