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A new air filter and purifier could dramatically reduce the symptoms asthma sufferers have to live with on a daily basis, a study has found.
The temperature controlled laminar airflow treatment (TLA), known as Protexo, works while people are asleep to cleanse the air of asthma triggers .
This then alleviates typical symptoms those with asthma suffer from every day; namely wheezing, coughing and tight chests.
A study of the air filter machine found that asthmatics that used it had a better quality of life by those who didn’t, and this was estimated to be a 15 percent increase.
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Source: Healthcare Global