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Braving cold temperatures can already be enough for most of us during the day, but the ramifications of old man winter can also wreak a bit of havoc when we're indoors too.

"The bottom line is, dry, cool, winter air, there's a lot of dryness in the nasal and sinus passages. That makes us feel uncomfortable, leads to excess dryness, discomfort, not sleeping well and nose bleeds. The bottom line is, we humidify the air, we feel better," said Dr. Clifford Bassett of Allergy & Asthma Care of New York.

Experts at Health Magazine also say humidifiers can definitely do the trick. If you're stumped on what's best for you, they've pretested some of the latest models. Top picks include models that are quiet and automatically control humidity levels.

"This is really important because you don't want the humidity levels in your room to be any higher than 50 percent or else you are going to wake up and there's going to be a lot of moisture in your room," said Health Magazine Beauty & Fashion Editor Colleen Sullivan.

Models from Graco, Honeywell, and Air-o-Swiss range from about $70 to $120 -- all come with automatic humidity control features.

Choosing humidifiers with warm or cool mist is just a matter of personal preference, but experts say cool mist may be the best for kids to reduce risk of little hands sticking hands into scalding air. It doesn't come with automatic controls, but for that, Sullivan suggests the Crane Frog Cool Mist Humidifier at $40.

"What we really like about this humidifier is that it's got an automatic shut off switch. So if in the middle of the night it runs out of water, it's going to turn off," Sullivan said.

While automatic shut off is a bonus for your electric bill, something to also be mindful of is that if you're going for a warm mist model, the heating mechanism on those might show an uptick in your bill.

One thing about these humidifiers, as advanced as they are, they are not self-cleaning, so you are still going to make sure to do that regularly.

"Experts really suggest that you clean your humidifier at least once a week," Sullivan said. "And when we say clean, we don't just mean put some water in the humidifier, dump it out and start all over again. You really should clean your humidifier with nine parts vinegar or nine parts bleach to one part water. You don't want mold and bacteria and germs festering in the water in your humidifier because it can cause real problems, particularly with people with allergies and asthma."

For more tips on how to pick out the right humidifier for your home, visit http://living.health.com/2010/01/14/dry-skin-and-stuffy-sinuses.