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I've been doing this for literally decades. Now when I go to someone else's home without an air purifier it feels painfully quiet AND I can almost feel the stale air. I much pre…
by diogenescynic · Oct 24, 2026
Ive been relying on an air purifier or desk fan as white noise for years but recently switched to airpods 5 anc which has pretty much replaced the former
by benbojangles · Oct 24, 2026
Wonder no more. There is mountains of research on this for occupational health concerns. As long as your fan is <70dB there is virtually no risk to your hearing. There might be…
by idiotsecant · Oct 24, 2026
I’m always wondering what kind of constant noise might damage someone’s hearing (maybe develop tinnitus or long term hearing loss etc)? Is it only the volume or also duration an…
by daniel_iversen · Oct 24, 2026
The filter cost for the AirFanta 3 doesn't seem particularly high? In fact it seems cheaper than competitors. All the purifier companies realized they make more money selling ov…
by jerlam · Oct 23, 2026
I have 4 Coway and 2 Winix purifiers and I can confirm: they're great sleep noise generators! The plastic front pieces and the filters themselves block/baffle any high freq…
by JohnBooty · Oct 23, 2026
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Purifier(s) may refer to:Air purifier, a device that filters pollution out of the air Water purification, removing contaminants from water, sometimes using a water purifier The Purifiers, a 2004 action film Purifiers (Marvel Comics), a fictional terrorist organization Read more on Wikipedia