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Ceiling fan
In one large study, ceiling fan use was associated with a significantly lower risk of SIDS. The same was true for sleeping with an open window. Improved air flow may be the common denominator.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 38-year old asked:
How do ceiling fans have to do with having a cold?
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Can leaving a ceiling fan on at night make baby sick?
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A 29-year old asked:
Could circulated air from a ceiling fan have any detrimental effect upon one's health?
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A 43-year old asked:
Does the circulated air from a dusty ceiling fan have any detrimental effect upon one's health?
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A 41-year old asked:
Would a ceiling fan be too much air for infant?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is it healthy to have ceiling fan in the bedroom?
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A 41-year old asked:
Is it okay to leave the ceiling fan on while you sleep? Or will it make your sick?
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A 39-year old asked:
Will ceiling fans hurt your babies eyes?
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A 43-year old asked:
Can sleeping with ceiling fan hurt you?
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A 43-year old female asked:
I have bump on the side of my head where the ceiling fan hit me in the head .What do I do ?
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A member asked:
I get dizzy pretty frequently, and feel hot a lot, even inside air conditioning and with ceiling fans on. Help?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Can I keep my ceiling fan on low with my 2 wk old in the room? Will it harm her in any way? I bundle her up really well & sometimes the room gets hot.
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A 42-year old asked:
Can ceiling fan make allergies worse if not dusted?
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A 45-year old asked:
Could you catch a cold from sleeping under a ceiling fan?
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A 40-year old asked:
Health problems related while sleeping under ceiling fan?
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A 38-year old asked:
Healthy to have ceiling fan in bedroom if too high for me to dust?
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A 39-year old asked:
Is it possible for me to get pneumonia if I leave the ceiling fan on every night when I sleep?
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A 31-year old asked:
What to do if i got rid of the flu but just coughing alot. I left my ceiling fan on alnight on. Can i recontract it?
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A 16-year old female asked:
Is it safe to have the ceiling fan on with baby in the room? I heard that open car windows cause them to forget to breathe. Will this do the same?
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A 38-year old asked:
I feel lightheaded whenever i'm around ceiling fans. Is this motion sickness?
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A 38-year old asked:
Is sleeping with a ceiling fan bad for your sinuses?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Intensity of ceiling fan in room for newborn (sids prev) have 3 speeds, low feels close to nothing, would middle setting be ok or too much?
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A 43-year old asked:
Will sleeping under a ceiling fan promote allergies?
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A 57-year old female asked:
Can running a ceiling fan cause your mouth to dry out?
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A 32-year old asked:
Can you get body aches/stiffness by sleeping under a ceiling fan?
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A 47-year old asked:
How come my tonsils swells each time, when I sleep overnight below fast ceiling fan?
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A 37-year old asked:
Do you think sleeping under a ceiling fan in hotel promotes allergies?
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A member asked:
Will running a ceiling fan cause pneumonia in my 11 month old daughter if she is battling a cold /flu? Mainly just a good cough now.
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A 16-year old female asked:
I hit my head on a ceiling fan last weekend but im just now feeling very painful headaches for three straight days.. could i have a concusion?
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A 33-year old female asked about a female:
1year old has a cold. No fever. Informed by people (not doctors )that a fan on at night is bad. It is a ceiling fan and she is not directly under it?
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