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Ionizer bad for gliders....fact or fiction?
#868014
11/17/09 01:17 AM
11/17/09 01:17 AM
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DeniseDren
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I've read some posts where it is said that you shouldn't run the ionizer on your air purifier. Is this dangerous for gliders? Fact or fiction....
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11/17/09 01:35 AM
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Amanda1981
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It can be. They say right on the ionizer "Do not leave children or elderly alone with this purifier for extended amounts of time" in the instructions. KINDA scary. I won't leave my dogs or gliders alone with it, but I have one. I keep it on low and NEVER use the "clean" setting.
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11/17/09 01:52 AM
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SugarBlossoms
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I can tell you we had to get rid of ours. It gave me the most horrific headaches I'd ever had. My hubby started having nose bleeds and dizziness. It was due to the ionizer so to be safe, we got rid of the entire unit. No way would I turn one of those on in an area with gliders after what we went through.
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Re: Ionizer bad for gliders....fact or fiction?
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11/17/09 04:20 AM
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Some of them put out a fair amount of ozone. While manufacturers say that it is not significant enough to be harmful (in most cases) there are many people, myself included that are highly sensitive to it and the ionizers can cause a lot of physical problems for us. I had to send my ionizer/purifier back because it triggered horrible migraines for me, made me super dizzy AND my dog started throwing up a lot and showing other signs of dizziness/nausea while it was on (that all stopped after we turned it off). While he always tended to be more sensitive to things around him than most, we have no way of knowing which gliders may be sensitive to it and which may not seem to be.
~Gretchen
If we never loved, then maybe we would never feel pain. Love anyway. It's worth it.
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Re: Ionizer bad for gliders....fact or fiction?
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11/17/09 05:48 AM
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Wow that is interesting. I have one Ecoquest brand. Several of my dogs vomit ( not every day, but new. I did move the Air purifier in kitchen area. I am going to turn it off and see what happens. MAtter of fact, My sons girlfreind vomits alot here, and we don't why. ( she is not pregnant. ) OFF SHE GOES
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Re: Ionizer bad for gliders....fact or fiction?
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11/17/09 07:52 AM
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I use one, but the one I use, I don't switch on the Ion setting. None of my gliders seem to be affected by it.
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Re: Ionizer bad for gliders....fact or fiction?
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11/17/09 11:56 AM
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NavyChiefWife
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I use purifiers because I have kids with asthma and they help. Mine have the ionizer and I use it and have never noticed any problems. I never saw on the packaging or booklet that came with it any warnings like that. It's possible I could have overlooked it but I thought I read it pretty well. I'll have to look into this now. It has me curious. I've never heard that it's bad. I've only heard good things about it. Ill ask my vet about it too next time I see him. Maybe he knows more about it.
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11/17/09 12:44 PM
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It gave me the most horrific headaches I'd ever had The ionizer here at home give me migraines if the guys turn in on high. I prefer not to use it. I have a Hunter Hepa air cleaner I prefer that over the ionizer. I keep my door shut so that the parrots, gliders and I are not subject to the ionizers full effects.
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Re: Ionizer bad for gliders....fact or fiction?
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11/17/09 04:45 PM
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I have purifiers that run consistently in my house, it was the ionic breeze quadra (with the light) that I had the horrible experience with. I think not all ionizers cause as severe of problems as others, just be aware of the possible sensitivity issues.
~Gretchen
If we never loved, then maybe we would never feel pain. Love anyway. It's worth it.
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Re: Ionizer bad for gliders....fact or fiction?
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11/17/09 06:10 PM
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threewingedfury
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I have ionic air purifiers in the majority of the rooms in my home and I've never experienced any problems with them. I can tell when they're not on though because I can't breathe. My husband has had a problem vomiting for quite some time though and we can't figure it out, so I may turn off the ionizers for a few days to see if there is any change.
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Re: Ionizer bad for gliders....fact or fiction?
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02/07/10 02:16 AM
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WOW! This is a very interesting post. How is everyone re-adjusting to their ionizers being turned off? More vomiting and headaches or did the symptoms disappear with the flip of a switch? Keep us posted!!!
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08/05/10 03:00 PM
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Believe it was Randy, we discussed this a few yrs back. Have been owned by several different bird/parrot species thru the yrs & am still owned by my 25 year young Goffin's cockatoo, I was also concerned with this issue as birds/parrots can be quite sensitive We located a Honeywell Hepa/CPZ air filteration & it has worked quite well for us thru the yrs. Although This is an older site, believe it has some interesting info THE DANGERS OF OZONE GENERATORS http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww23ev.htmPlease keep open eyes for more recent & helpful info
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08/30/10 09:49 PM
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i started using an air purifier about a month ago. i honestly don't know how i ever lived without one before. my girls cage doesn't smell at all and it just freshens up the whole room.
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07/18/11 10:31 PM
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