Ultraviolet irradiator "Sun" (reviews)

What is an ultraviolet irradiator and what is it for? By association with the sun and its ultraviolet rays, you can immediately answer - to sunbathe. And this is correct, but not only ...

Ultraviolet radiation for sunburn

Doctors have been investigating the effects of sunlight on the human body for decades and have come to the conclusion that in moderate doses they are useful. Studies have shown that under the influence of sunlight, metabolism is activated, the work of the circulatory system and glands of internal secretion, the general hormonal background, the immunity is strengthened.

And what to do in a period when the sun is inactive? Doctors are assigned to infants from September to April and ultraviolet irradiation of a quartz lamp.

Therefore, the ultraviolet irradiator "Solnyshko" of small power with a mercury-quartz lamp can to some extent replace solar radiation with a slushy autumn and cold winter, especially in the northern regions. Adults, and children, too, can get a beautiful tan and make up for the lack of ultraviolet light under the influence of the "Sunshine" quartz lamp. This lamp is not intended for the destruction of bacteria and viruses, it is only used as a mini-solarium.

Local irradiation under the quartz lamp "Solnyshko"

Models of ultraviolet irradiators with a powerful lamp, which has a virucidal and bactericidal action, help the body cope with the infection.

With the help of such a home dispensary, the inflammation in the nasopharynx and in the mouth is treated according to the purpose of ENT doctors and dentists; Surgeons - infected wounds and inflammations; Neuropathologists and therapists - arthritis and various pain symptoms; Dermatologists - skin diseases. Prescribe treatment with ultraviolet radiation pediatricians and gynecologists.

For local exposure, both the modern ultraviolet irradiator OUFB-04 "Sun" and the earlier OUFk-01 are used.

At home, these irradiators are also used for disinfection of the room where the patient is. This procedure should be carried out in the absence of people in the room.

Disinfection of indoor air

For a long time there are bactericidal irradiators of open type, the lamps of which emit a very hard ultraviolet, harmful to humans. Such devices are equipped with a special timer that turns off the device at a given time, allowing people to leave the premises for the time of disinfection.

An example of such a device is an ultraviolet bactericidal irradiator with a timer UVBOT-40-01 "Ufobakt." It can be used not only in large and small rooms, but also in transport: road, rail, sea-going ships and airplanes.

To disinfect the room there are special ultraviolet irradiators with lamps that emit ultraviolet radiation, but the design of the device allows people to be in the room during their work.

A special fan drives the air inside the device, in which the lamp is hidden, and outwards it comes out already decontaminated. Such a device can work all day in a room where people are, without harm to them. Therefore, irradiators-recirculators OBR-15 and OBR-30 during epidemics and the threat of their occurrence for the prevention of transmission of infections successfully operate in places of congestion: in offices, medical institutions, banks and commercial premises.

Bactericidal and quartz lamps - what's the difference?

Each ultraviolet irradiator "Solnyshko" has an alphabetic and numerical designation, for example, OUFB-01, OUFd-01 or OUFk-01. What is the difference? Capital letters "k" and "b" - this is a usual quartz or bactericidal lamp. Both these lamps radiate ultraviolet, but there is still a difference.

Quartz lamps are called so because of a special quartz glass, which transmits the entire spectrum emitted by the mercury, including ozone forming. And ozone in large volumes is deadly, since it has a high oxidizing ability. With prolonged operation of a conventional quartz lamp, and this is noted by the owners of such devices, the room begins to smell of a thunderstorm, that is, ozone. Therefore, attached to such an instrument as the "Sun" (ultraviolet irradiator), the instruction includes items on airing the room, as well as limiting the maximum operating time and the duration of the break in the disinfection of the premises, they must be performed.

Quartz lamps have already been replaced by safer lamps, in which they began to use uviolet glass, which filters out the dangerous ozone spectrum of radiation. To pronounce a new name without preparation is difficult, so the lamps began to be called bactericidal. In the instructions for such devices, as a rule, there is already no point about the mandatory airing of the room after air disinfection.

As for the letter "d", it means that the device is childish. Ultraviolet irradiator "Sun" OUFd-01 for design, configuration, use and contraindications is no different from the device OUFk-01. It differs from a less powerful lamp, and consequently, a more gentle mode of action on the skin and mucous membranes, and a streamlined shape of the plastic body.

Figures in the designation of the irradiator

Most of the reviews are given by the parents of small children, to whom the ultraviolet irradiator OUFk-01 "Sun" was recommended by the pediatrician.

This is understandable, because most of all adults are concerned about the health of kids, and number 1 is a quartz lamp of low power, which is designed primarily for children under three years old. With its help, it is also possible to sanitize a room up to 12 cubic meters in less than half an hour. M.

Carrying out the procedures in accordance with the recommendations of the doctor and the instructions to the device, you can even do without the medical treatment of some viral diseases or significantly reduce the risk of their occurrence. This in the reviews say many mothers even the smallest babies and toddlers.

But the irradiator with the number 2 in the designation is more suitable for adults, since the lamp in it is already more powerful.

The triple designates a mini-solarium for tanning, which can be obtained without leaving home. Radiation of such a quartz paw is selected so that the tan turned out to be full and even.

The device with figure 4 is a bactericidal irradiator intended for sanitary treatment of premises up to 60 sq. M. From infections and viruses. Specialized medical institutions in which all surrounding objects are sterilized, such an ultraviolet quartz irradiator "Solnyshko" uses.

The reviews praise such a device for its effectiveness, though, and it is used by many in the home only for irradiating the premises, despite the fact that it is staffed, as well as less powerful devices. "Sunny" No. 4 is strictly forbidden for children under three years old.

Contraindications for use

With all the undoubted merits of the ultraviolet irradiator "Sun" can not be used by far not all. The feedback of the owners of the devices, which had to face the negative reaction of the body to irradiation, confirm the seriousness of contraindications.

Naturally, you can not use it for people with painful sensitivity to sunlight, malignant diseases at any stage, during periods of exacerbation of chronic diseases, with vascular problems, for a long time after a heart attack.

In any case, if the quartz is not prescribed by the attending physician, and the irradiator is needed only because such a girlfriend has it, and she really likes it, it is better to consult the doctors and get tested before doing any procedures, even by strictly following the instructions.

Instrumentation

The ultraviolet irradiator "Solnyshko" of any manufacturer is completed with tubes for intracavitary procedures with different diameters of the outlets, in one of them the outer edge is oblique at an angle of 60 °. They can be three or four.

The set includes glasses. By the way, many mothers are puzzled why in the device for the smallest glasses one pair, only a child. But in fact with him there must necessarily be an adult with glasses. And where can I get them when there is only one feeder in the house?

Before using the irradiator, you should carefully read the instructions. According to users, it is quite clear and describes in detail the sequence of necessary actions for various diseases and their prevention.

In the device there is no automatic shutdown, the procedure should be followed in time with impenetrable glasses (!) Or additionally purchase a power supply with a procedural clock.

A very important element in the configuration of the instrument is a biodosimeter. It is needed to determine the bio-dose for each skin type, the sensitivity of which is different for everyone, even in one family.

The instruction describes in detail how they should be used. But our people are used to checking everything, so they often seek clarification on the manufacturer's website.

Advantages and disadvantages of irradiators

In assessing the merits that distinguish "Sun" (ultraviolet irradiator) reviews are quite unanimous. The main thing is that the device really helps in curing cold and cough, angina in children and adults.

In the assurances of the owners that it is "hard to kill all microbes in the air" when the irradiator is working, it is difficult to believe, but a comparative analysis of the incidence of a family in the autumn-winter period without an irradiator and next year with it, certainly deserves attention.

The drawbacks in the work of high-quality devices users have not found, except that the lack of automatic shutdown and the quality of points. Complaints concern unscrupulous producers. You can imagine what happens if the device OUFB-04 is packed in the box with the inscription OUFK-01. And this happens, judging by the reviews. So, when buying an irradiator for a small child, it is better to choose a reliable manufacturer and carefully check the equipment.

A disadvantage is that some owners call contraindications to use, but there's nothing to be done.

All the reviews agree that the ultraviolet irradiator "Solnyshko" should be in every house, especially in the northern regions where there is little sun, and in families with young children.