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22. Do not pour water or other liquids onto the infra red heating units another electrical
equipment and avoid hitting them with hard objects to prevent short circuit, fire or power
cut.
WHEN NOT TO USE SAUNA
– It is recommended not to use sauna in 24 hours from exposure to UV radiation from
artificial sources or sun bath.
– Prescription drugs: ask your doctor or pharmacist about potential interaction of the sauna
with your medication. Some drugs, such as diuretics, antihistamines, beta blockers and
barbiturates may negatively affect the natural heat regulating property of human body.
This category includes both prescription and some over-the-counter drugs.
– Heart diseases: infra red therapy is not recommended to patients with some heart
diseases including hypertension or hypotension, chronic heart failure or problems with
coronary circulation. If you suffer from any of the above mentioned diseases, long
exposure to increased temperatures may be dangerous for direct effects of the heat
include increased heartbeat by about 10 pulses per minute (in some cases by up to 30
pulses per minute) per one degree of raise body temperature. This contraindication also
applies to patients taking drugs for their blood pressure control or using pacemaker -
some infra red saunas may contain magnets that may affect pacemaker operation.
– Children and seniors are the two age groups for which sauna use should first be
consulted with a doctor. Although sauna use is generally safe and healthy for both these
age groups, body temperature rises much quicker in children than in adults and their
thermal regulation property by sweating is not as developed as in the case of adults.
Similarly the ability to keep the optimum body temperature and the function of the sweat
glands is reduced with increasing age and that is why both these age groups require
caution and consultation with a doctor before use of infra red therapy.
– Joint issues: acute joint injury should not be heated in the course of the first 48 hours
or until the associated reddening or swell disappears. Chronic joint swells may not react
positively to sauna use.
– Pregnancy: infra red sauna use during (suspected) pregnancy is not recommended.
Increased body temperature may increase temperature of the amniotic fluid which in
extreme cases may lead to damage to the foetus or indigenous defect development.
Pregnant women may develop body overheating leading to loss of conscience more
easily. The heart and the vascular system increase their performance in the case of
pregnancy even under normal ambient conditions to be able to feed the developing
foetus, and body overheating further increases the demand for the heart and the
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