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Increased nosebleeds, sore sinus cavities, and dry skin are common symptoms of winter.  You may notice that skin cracks more easily and blowing your nose produces a red colored substance that is sometimes a bit alarming.  All of this is due to lack of moisture in the air.  Using a humidifier in your home can reduce or even eliminate many of these symptoms.  How does it work, and why does dry air cause a problem to begin with?

In the winter, you tend to run the heat, which dries out the air, something the air conditioner in the summer doesn’t do.  Also, to combat the cold, you tend to take warmer showers.  Between assaulting skin with hot, dehydrating showers and breathing in dryer air, you cause your body to react negatively.  Dry sinus cavities crack and bleed producing bloody mucous and nosebleeds.  Dry skin and hair flakes and cracks painfully, and sometimes even lotion cannot cure the ailment.  A humidifier can assist in many ways.

First of all, understanding how a humidifier works is important.  The device takes water and heats it enough to turn it into a fine mist that is dispensed into the air, interspersing with the oxygen atoms in the air to create a more humid, natural environment.  Upon breathing this air, it returns the lacking moisture to the sinus cavities, allowing the cracks to heal and stop bleeding.  It even feels more pleasant to breathe in.

While humidifiers cannot repair the damage of the hot shower, having the moisture in the air can relieve the dry, itchy feel – a symptom of dehydration caused by the heat of the showers.  Humidifiers range in price from very inexpensive to quite pricey.  Depending on the area you are trying to humidify and the extent of your negative reaction to the dry air, you may wish to purchase a larger unit or several for different rooms in your home.