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 Asthma - A growing problem
Asthma has become one of modern life's major health problems with more than 5 million people in the UK now having asthma. Asthma incidence has increased almost three-fold over the last 20 years alone in the UK.
40 years ago, asthma was present in the population at relatively low levels, now it seems to be becoming endemic. In the 1960's in a school of say 1,000 pupils, you might find three or four children with asthma, now it seems that something like a tenth of all pupils seem to suffer from asthma to some degree or another. Although there is no clear single identifiable cause for this rapid increase in the incidence of asthma, there are multiple and often conflicting theories and many implicate damp and mould somewhere. For a discussion of some possible causes please see our page on ventilation, house dust mites and asthma.
There are hundreds of websites with information, theories and advice on asthma, its incidence and causes, as well as help. Arguably the best as a start point for this information is the Asthmapods website, which has well researched links to over 200 other useful sites on Asthma.
Household mould encouraged by damp may cause people with asthma to develop severe forms of the disease.
New studies appear to link the severity of asthma with poor ventilation and damp atmospheres which encourage the development of mould spores.
See a summary of this research on the following BBC news site page - severe asthma.
'Damp homes could cause asthma'
Finnish researchers are now suggesting that childhood asthma could be a direct consequence of living in damp and mould infested properties. Although not totally conclusive, the implications are very worrying for anybody with children living in damp houses where moulds tend to proliferate. Dr Juha Pekkanen, from the National Public Health Institute in Kuopio, said "Damp in the home does more than merely exacerbate existing asthma - it can contribute to the onset of persistent asthma." See details of the research on the BBC website here - Damp Homes & Asthma.
So How Can SolarVenti Help?
SolarVenti dehumidifier units push warmed dry air into any property providing ventilation, supplementary warmth and a powerful dehumidifying action which resolves damp issues and reduces the internal humidity dramatically. The increased ventilation and decreased humidity removes damp from your house and makes conditions intolerable for moulds and mildews.
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There are six products in the SolarVenti range. Under ideal sunny conditions the smallest unit, the SV2 has a minimum airflow of 20m³/Hour whilst the largest, the SV30 unit has a minimum airflow of 120m³/Hour.
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