The smell of the quartz lamp "Sun" is impossible to forget, it is a pity that now there are few such devices.

Every mother knows that a child needs sunshine. Staying in the sun strengthens the immune system, its rays relieve us of pathogenic bacteria. But where to get ultraviolet in overcast autumn and long winter? In the USSR, the problem was solved by the quartz lamp "Sun".



Wonder devices with a beautiful name were in every medical and preventive office, sanatorium and even in kindergartens. The taste and smell of sunshine is hard to forget. And for those who did not get acquainted with this device in childhood, we will tell about it in more detail in our article.

Quartz lamp "Sunshine" Mysterious in the view of modern man, the device with luminous tubes located in a circle was usually used by several people at once.



The patients sat in a circle. Then they inserted tubes into their nose or mouth using special nozzles. Meanwhile, the nurse placed an hourglass on top, counting down the time required for the procedure.



Today, what is happening in old photos looks rather strange. Some would even say it’s more like a strange ritual. But this simple procedure has really returned many health!



"Sun" was used to warm the mouth, throat and ears. Ultraviolet hit directly to the problem area, effectively suppressing the activity of microbes and viruses.

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UV lamps are still in demand today. So, the irradiator ultraviolet quartz "Sun" OUFK-01 can be easily purchased in online stores. A lot of people do.



But physiotherapy rooms, unfortunately, in most hospitals closed, leaving people without affordable prevention and rehabilitation. After all, it is much easier to send a patient to the pharmacy for expensive medicines than to maintain an office with an antique apparatus and pay salaries to the staff.