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Cleaning the house can pose a significant health risk when it comes to the use of chemicals.

The researchers found that women who regularly use cleaning products for the home at a higher risk are lung injury compared to their colleagues who do not own.

Risks of cleaning chemicals work

Working with cleaning chemicals has long been known wheezing cause coughing, itchy eyes, sore throat, shortness of breath, asthma, nosebleeds and dizziness. Now, the researchers said the effects of working with these cleaners that are comparable smoking .

In a study in the American Journal of the American Thoracic Society of Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, Svan Øistein, University of Bergen published in Norway, and told his colleagues that the loss of lung function in the women who regularly use similar products those 20 cigarettes per Tag smoke cleaning.

"Compared to our study population, similar models with similar settings have shown that heavy smokers (> 20 pack-years) had a surplus decline of 6.1 ml / year and 8.9 ml FEV1 / FVC years," the researchers wrote in their study. "The professional cleaning effect was therefore comparable to smoke a little less than 20 pack-years."

Svan explained that the use of cleaning chemicals that can accelerate the rate of decline in lung function, as these cleaners regularly cause damage to the respiratory tract. Most cleaning chemicals line to irritation of the lining of the airways, which can eventually lead to changes in airway remodeling and airway.

"The message of this study is that because cleaning chemicals probably enough to damage your lungs in the long run," Svan says .

Safety Tips

The best way to avoid exposure to harmful cleaning agents for the lungs is avoided. The researchers said the cleaning chemicals are often not necessary, microfiber cloths and water can do the job,

solid cleaning agents or liquid can also be used instead of aerosols. Sprays can get into the air, which is more easily inhaled.

green cleaning products also offer secure options. These are cleaners that are certified as safe to use and less harmful to health and the environment. It's also a good idea to open the window when ensuring housekeeping that there is sufficient ventilation.

The researchers asked strong cleaning products and producers to limit public health officials of these cleaners to develop products that can be inhaled.

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