Pollution of air is one of the main reasons for the development of COPD as well as exacerbation of asthma. In a living room, the carbon dust particles level can be assessed by various instruments. But there is an easy method of assessing the carbon dust level inside the house. If you take a ball of cotton and wipe the screen of the TV in the room, the dust level can be noted easily. This tells about the need for precaution as well as preventive measures to prevent the development of COPD in the long run like the smoking effect.
This will also help to prevent the exacerbation of asthma by reducing the dust level taking all precautions. The picture shown is a ball of cotton and was used to wipe the TV screen in a living room. You can easily identify the level of carbon dust in the cotton which tells about the level of pollution in that room. This method can be used to advise patients…