When my parents hit their sixties, their immunity became more fragile, and things that didn’t affect them before became an issue.
My mom kept sneezing, and dad would have a skin breakout now and then.
Their doctor said it could be allergies. During one of the home service HVAC maintenance visits, the HVAC technician asked my dad about the last time they’d checked the ductwork. It had been around five years, and we all thought it was unnecessary since the HVAC unit had been installed in the same period. The HVAC professional mentioned that it was time for a duct cleaning because the dirt accumulated within the unit was interfering with air quality and making the reusable air filter dirtier than it should be. And that’s how we finally figured out the allergy triggers. The house had always been fresh since we had other air purification systems in place, but the dirt in the ducts needed to be more effective. We had to book an additional servicing from the HVAC company for their experts to come back and clean up the ducts, which we hoped would help with indoor comfort and allergy alleviation. I wanted to see what dirt the technician was talking about because I thought the vents only let in air, but what I saw was nothing short of horrifying. I still cannot believe what I saw trapped in the air purification system ducts circulating the house freely. I knew then that I’d get a similar cleaning for my house as soon as I went home because there was too much dirt to breathe in. My parents’ allergies have cleared since then, and we’ve made more arrangements with the local contractor to make the house more comfortable and healthy for them.