Harmful Effects of Wind Night

Parents often warned caution on the evening breeze, if we leave the house in the evening. What the different wind and wind during the night? Has there been any impact on health, or just a myth? Health expert Dr. Paisal Zain, M Biomed say, the actual terms of the night wind unknown in the medical world. The term is used to describe the wind lay people who expose the people who go out at night. According to him, the wind in the evening does have different characteristics with the wind in the afternoon. Evening winds tend to be cold and clammy. Factors that can trigger health problems.

"In addition to the cold and damp, in the evening wandering disease vectors such as mosquitoes carrying malaria germs and disease elephantiasis," said Hasanuddin University alumnus and University of Indonesia.

Not only that, he continued, "people who like to go out at night and sleep late are less likely to break. In fact, the night's sleep plays an important role in restoring the body condition of fatigue throughout the day ".

Sleep is also able to maintain optimum body resistance, thereby reducing susceptibility to disease. But in conditions of lack of rest, those exposed to the wind in the evening itself vulnerable to health problems.

Paisal doctor mentioned a number of potential health problems from exposure to the night breeze and disease vectors:

• More susceptible to malaria and elephantiasis disease, because they have a greater chance of being bitten by mosquitoes that roam in an outdoor setting.
• Exposure to the night wind can also aggravate the condition of the disease. "People suffering from bronchitis or pneumonia (the layman often called wet lung), a cold wind and damp will aggravate the symptoms. Cough becomes more severe and shortness of breath, "said the doctor.
• The night breeze can trigger an asthma attack. Cold temperatures and damp at night will cause the airways to narrow and produce mucus. As a result, the air in and out becomes more difficult, and coughing arise as the body's mechanism to remove mucus from the lungs.
• Not only aggravate lung disease, also interfere with the night wind of the upper respiratory tract. "In the upper respiratory tract, the night wind can also trigger inflammation of the mucosa of the nose (rhinitis) or throat (pharyngitis) whose symptoms include cough, runny nose and sore throat," explained dr. Paisal.
• Exposure evening breeze can trigger acute attacks in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (gout arthritis). Cold air can cause joint arthritis sufferers swollen, red, and painful.

Quite a lot of risk that arise. Then, what is the solution for people who love or be forced out at night? Paisal doctor said that if it had to leave the house, the following should be prepared:

• Wear a thick coat to protect the body from the wind during the night.
• Wearing a helmet that covers the face (full-face).
• As much as possible using the car as a mode of transportation, so it is not directly exposed to the night breeze.
• People who are out at night a lot of mosquitoes in the area, it is advisable to use anti-mosquito lotion.