Breathe easier with this smart home air quality monitor — only $55

How's the air quality in your home? If you live up north, it might not be the best. The crisis in Canada has resulted in a lot of smoke drifting down to New York and the surrounding areas — and an uptick in air purifier purchases. Not sure if you need one? This Amazon Smart Air Quality Monitor will tell you exactly how healthy the air you're breathing is.

This air quality monitor tracks five key factors in your air: particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, humidity and temperature.

It's about more than just comfort or bad smells — poor air quality can have a dramatic impact on your health. It affects everything from the way you sleep to how well you focus. In fact, poor air quality can actually aggravate asthma symptoms in some people. That's why it's so important to know the quality of the air you're breathing (and take steps to improve it, if necessary).

The Amazon Smart Air Quality Monitor tracks data in real time and sends it to your phone. You can see the average score throughout the day, and if you have more than one monitor you can check multiple rooms at once. It's also a great way to tell if your air purifier actually makes a difference or not. Alexa will alert you if the air quality falls below a specific threshold.

"First day I had it, it detected two notable events. 1. Someone vaped in a room distant room and the app definitely showed how it affected the air quality for several hours. 2. I opened a bottle of 99% isopropyl alcohol in the same room and got an alert from Alexa. I'm happy with it's performance," one fan said.

Another user said, "I live in NYC and am always worried about air quality. I run air filters in my house but never knew if it was making a difference. Now I do know and it's rad."

Use this air quality monitor to set up patterns and routines to trigger when levels reach a certain point.

The reviews quoted above reflect the most recent versions at the time of publication.

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