What do you use for stuffy noses and or allgeries a cold mist or warm mist and what are the differences?Also, anybody have an air purifier? If so, does it help your childs allergies or cold symptoms???And one more thing, if the air purifier puts out water into the air don't you run the risk of promoting mold in the room due to the water factor???Confused!
Cold air always, Immune Support Vitamins, Saline Nasal Spray, Local Honey, a good diet, and good hand washing methods.
I was told by the ped to never use the warm mist ones, always cold. What we did was the cool mist humidifier and one of those plug in vicks vapo-rub menthol things.. worked like magic (even better than benadryl).
I've used both warm and cold humidifiers - they work equally well.
It's possible to run a humidifier and make a room too damp which will get the mold growing.
You have to strike a balance.
I'd leave the door open and only run the humidifier in the room at night - let it dry out during the day and only run it when someone has a cold - don't run it all the time.
We have an ionizer, but it really never helped with cold/allergy symptoms.
I run an air purifier 24/7, it only filters the air, doesn't use water. I break out the cool mist humifier when my son a has a cough or stuffy nose. Usually a couple of nights and then I make sure it is completely dry before I store it for next time. I also bought a gauge from Vicks that will tell me the temp and humidity level in the room. It tells you what the best level is for normal breathing and what is best for cough/colds. At Target or Babies r Us for about $12
I think a cool mist humidifier is probably best--that's always what my pediatrician has recommended & what we've used.
