Review & Giveaway: Crane’s Cool Mist Humidifiers Help Ease Cold and Flu Symptoms

Babies and toddlers get about eight colds and upper respiratory infections each year. To make it worse, the FDA recommends not giving over the counter cough and cold medicines to children under the age of six because of the risk of overdose. So what is a parent to do?

Sometimes no medicine is the best medicine.

Instead of using over the counter medicines, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends using a combination of a nasal aspirator, a saline nasal solution and a cool mist humidifier.

There are two kinds of humidifiers that most parents choose: warm or cool mist humidifiers. The difference between a warm and a cool mist humidifier is that warm mist humidifiers produce a warm mist by boiling in the humidifier to produce steam. Ultrasonic humidifiers generate a cool mist when a thin film of water is passed over a rapidly vibrating transducer. The vibration breaks up the water into tiny droplets and emits a whisper quiet cool mist.

Unless you have actually used a humidifier, you might not be aware of some of the benefits. Just a few of the benefits are:

• Loosens nasal congestion
• Eases coughs
• Soothes itchy, dry skin
• Moistens chapped lips
• Prevents nosebleeds

In addition to humidifiers providing many health benefits, Crane has several different lines of humidifiers to fit your lifestyle.

If you are looking for a humidifier that might go in a family room or in an adult’s bedroom, one of the drop humidifiers would be perfect.

However, if you have children, you will for sure want to check out Crane’s Adorable Humidifier line. These super-cute humidifiers come in animals such as frogs, dragons, dogs, owls, and elephants. These humidifiers can compliment a child’s room or nursery perfectly.

Some other great benefits to the Crane humidifiers are:

• Ultrasonic cool mist operation
• Increases air moisture for easier breathing and a good night’s sleep
• Relieves cough, cold, and flu symptoms, including nasal congestion, dry cough, sinus irritation, nose bleeds, dry skin
• 1 gallon water tank runs whisper quiet up to 24 hours
• Mists up to 2.1 gallons of moisture per day
• Effectively humidifies rooms up to 250 square feet
• Auto shutoff safety sensor
• Uses less energy than a standard household light bulb
• Does not require a filter

There are a few things that you need to remember about these humidifiers though:

• Fill the tank with cool water and replace the cap tightly. Do not add sale or other additives.
• Place the humidifier on a level, lint-free and water resistant surface
• If you see a white dust being produced try using distilled water, filtered water, or a Crane demineralization filter. Hard water can affect the purity of your mist.
• Empty the take and base after each use as mold can grow in sitting water.

BUY IT: You can purchase any of Crane’s humidifiers through the Crane website, at major retailers such as Target and Walmart, and Amazon.com.

WIN IT: I am excited to tell you that Crane is giving me the opportunity to give away one of the Adorable Humidifier to one lucky Third Stop on the Right reader. You will win a humidifier of your choice (train excluded) which retails for approximately $44.99. The contest will run through 11:59 EST on January 31, 2014. Just enter through the form below!

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