Winter can be a difficult time for everyone’s health. Between the flu, winter colds, and sore throats, everyone wants to feel better when they wake up in the morning. But if you’re consistently waking up with a dry throat in the mornings, you might want to look closer to home than the winter weather. Your HVAC system could be contributing to the problem! Read on to learn the answers from HVAC experts. 

Why Is My Throat So Dry? HVAC Experts Weigh In

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Many people attribute dry throats to dry air and assume that winter weather makes the air drier than usual. While this can be true, the real culprit in drying out your air is none other than your home heating system. The furnace in your house cycles your air through its heating elements to warm it, and this causes natural moisture in the air to disappear, leaving it quite dry. This dryness can irritate all of your mucous membranes, from your eyes to your throat. However, when it’s cold outside, you can’t just turn off your HVAC system, so what’s the solution for the dry air?

The Solution: Humidifiers

Using a humidifier in your home can help with dry throats in the winter time. Your professional HVAC technician can install a whole-home humidifier, which works with your furnace to maintain a comfortable level of humidity in your house all year. Alternatively, you can purchase small stand-alone humidifiers, either one for each room in your home or just for the bedrooms. Either option will keep the air in your home from being dried out by your furnace, and you’ll notice less of a problem with dry, scratchy throats this winter. 

Steve’s Plumbing & Heating in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, provides professional furnace, HVAC system, and plumbing services to Wisconsin Rapids, Stevens Point, Marshfield, and Wausau. Steve’s Plumbing & Heating is on call 24/7 for emergencies, and they can also perform routine service and installations for all of your residential needs. Visit the website to learn about home heating services, and call (715) 421-1800 for more information.