Is the electric blanket harmful to the body? Electric mattress
In winter, everyone knows that it is relatively cold, especially when sleeping, so some people invented electric blankets. The appearance of electric blankets has brought warmth to our lives, but is electric blankets really good for our human body? The following small series will introduce the advantages and disadvantages of electric blankets to you.
introduce
Electric blanket, also known as electric bedding, is a contact electric heater. It weaves or sews a special soft cable electric heating element with standard insulation performance into the blanket in a coiled shape, and emits heat when powered on. It is mainly used to raise the temperature in the quilt when people sleep to achieve the purpose of heating. It can also be used for moisture removal and dehumidification of the quilt. It consumes less power, adjustable temperature, convenient to use, and widely used. It has a history of more than 100 years.
advantage
Electric blankets also have their advantages. They have a good protective effect on people with rheumatic pain and can reduce the chance of their attacks. In addition, electric blankets can also provide better care for the elderly or people with particularly weak constitution.
disadvantage
A poor-quality electric blanket may leak electricity if it is not well maintained after long-term use, so it is best not to use it when sleeping.
Electric blankets can cause capillaries to remain in a dilated state, causing significant loss of water and salt in the body, leading to dry mouth, sore throat, nostril bleeding, dry skin, and constipation of stool.
Electromagnetic radiation from electric blankets has a wide range of effects on human health. Electromagnetic radiation can cause high-intensity microwave continuous irradiation, which can accelerate heart rhythm, increase blood pressure, accelerate breathing, wheezing, and sweating.
Children's physical vitality is relatively high. If they use electric blankets regularly and get used to the heat of electric blankets, their resistance to cold will decrease, and their immunity will also decrease, which will affect their growth and development. Therefore, it is not recommended to use electric blankets for children.
The harm of electric blankets is also manifested in the fact that high temperatures can reduce the quality of sleep, causing a lack of energy after waking up the next day. In fact, sleeping on electric blankets for a long time is not comfortable.
Electric blankets are mechanically heated, which can disrupt the body's balance mechanism, causing blood pressure to rise.
Not suitable for use with electric blankets
Patients with respiratory diseases such as tracheitis, bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma can easily exacerbate their condition by using electric blankets for a long time; those with inflammation and allergies should not use them.
Patients with bleeding disorders, such as stomach bleeding, pulmonary tuberculosis, hemoptysis, ulcer bleeding, or cerebral hemorrhage, etc., because electric blankets can accelerate blood circulation and dilate blood vessels, which can exacerbate bleeding.
Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should also not use electric blankets; infants, pregnant women, and men of childbearing age should not use electric blankets.
The above is the knowledge of the advantages and disadvantages of electric blankets introduced by the editor. Although electric blankets can bring warmth to our lives, long-term use of electric blankets can affect our health. Therefore, we should consider these situations when purchasing electric blankets, and then decide whether to buy electric blankets for our own home.
