Using a Humidifier

Updated on December 20, 2007
L.M. asks from Franklin, MI
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Hi all,
Since my girl has started day care we have our share of runny noses. The doctor
recommends a humidifier. I have used this thera flu thing that has a fan and you put
a pad in it and it sends a scent into the air, like humidifier sorta. I hesitated to buy a humidifier because I've owned them in the past and to be honest do not do a good
job of keeping them clean, to me that's worse than no humidifier. The thera flu thing seems OK but I don't think it's really doing the job. Has anyone used this thing and what do you think? Also is there something that you would recommend that would be like a humdidifer but not so gunky to clean?

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B.V.

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We just bought a Vick's Humidifier that has no filter. It is a little bit pricer than some other ones, but we think having no filter to clean and change make it well worth the money.

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S.C.

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Have you tried a cool mist vaporizer in her room? I used one all the time in the winter for all three of my boys. That may help a bit and you can leave it on a bit longer than boiling water on the stove. A lot depends on which room she is in the most, too. Good luck - S.

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L.K.

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Hi L.,

A friend of mine did what I thought was the neatest thing (cause I've never been good about the cleaning of the humidifier and don't have one for the same reason). He took a beautiful jar that some candy came in, filled it with water and set it next to the heat vent. Worked perfectly. I had one nice jar I put in the livingroom, use a mayo jar in my room and the other bedrooms, and bought a couple big square jars at the dollar store for the other common use rooms.

L.

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C.S.

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I have the same problem as you when it comes to humidifiers, I just never clean them! You can get a humidifier installed on your furnace by a heating and cooling company. Or you can just boil water on the stove, which is what I currently do. You really don't even have to leave it boiling, once it starts boiling really hard I normally shut it off and it keeps the air moist for awhile. I'm home most of the day and do it 3-5 times a day depending on how dry it feels in the house. I have been told that leaving water in a cup or pan near the heat vent helps a great deal also, though I've never done that.

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N.K.

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We started with a cold-mist humidifier, but those grow mold unless you clean them every day. Since switching to warm-mist humidifiers (the steam kills mold) we haven't had to clean them as often, only once a week, and all you're cleaning is mineral buildup! Plus, these are good for our house in the winter time, the air is so dry.

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