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The solids in water are soluble, doesn't seem like inhaling them will be a huge issue in small quantities.
by R0b0t1 4y ago
The solids in water are soluble, doesn't seem like inhaling them will be a huge issue in small quantities.
- moistly 4y agoHaving seen the startlingly thick coating of mineral deposits around my house when I used an ultrasonic humidifier (and our hard water), I disagree. The NIH indicates that these particles do have a measurable effect. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21199854/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21199854/ > We report here the case of a young infant with significant accidental inhalational lung injury related to dispersal of mineral dust from an ultrasonic home-use humidifier. The clinical consequences included prolonged hypoxemia, tachypnea, and failure to thrive. Radiography revealed pneumonitis, and pulmonary-function testing showed a nonreversible mild obstructive ventilatory defect. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3922954/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3922954/ > These results indicate that aerosol particles released from ultrasonic humidifiers operated with tap water initiated a cellular response but did not cause severe acute inflammation in pulmonary tissue. Additionally, high mineral content tap water is not recommended and de-mineralized water should be recommended in order to exclude any adverse effects.