Cold wave continues in entire North India including Delhi NCR. It is becoming difficult to survive even for some time in the cold winds. While people are going out of the house wearing warm clothes and overcoats to protect themselves from the cold winds, people are using room heaters and blowers at home. Some people use blowers and heaters all night long. But do you know how harmful using a heater is for you? Health experts also recommend avoiding room heaters as much as possible. Let us know what the disadvantages of using a room heater are.
Disadvantages of using room heaters
- If you keep the heater or blower running in the room for a long time, the level of carbon monoxide in the room increases, which can cause chest pain in people suffering from heart disease. Due to this the problem may increase.
- If you use a gas heater, the risk of death in your sleep is higher. Too much carbon monoxide in the room can disrupt the blood supply to the brain, causing bleeding and death.
- Being in a heater may make you feel comfortable but it can dry out your skin. The skin may lose moisture, which may cause redness, irritation and itching.
- Humidity decreases and due to this, there may be a problem of dryness in your eyes, due to which there may be irritation in the eyes, watery eyes, itching and redness.
- Room heaters with rods can cause potential fire accidents.
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