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Reduce Allergens at Home

These practices are not just beneficial for people with indoor allergies. They will improve the air quality at home and provide a healthier environment for people with respiratory problems, asthma or bronchitis. These changes will make significant difference, but if they don’t bring about sufficient relief, it’s time to consider medication.

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Reduce Allergens at Home

These practices are not just beneficial for people with indoor allergies. They will improve the air quality at home and provide a healthier environment for people with respiratory problems, asthma or bronchitis. These changes will make significant difference, but if they don’t bring about sufficient relief, it’s time to consider medication.

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Avoid carpets, rugs, or heavy drapes

These allow for dust to accumulate. Hardwood or linoleum floors are best for avoiding dust.

Be smart with your home furnishings

Replacing upholstered furniture can help. Update your bedding with anti-allergenic mattresses, sheets, duvets and pillows. You can also cover mattresses with special allergy-friendly bed linen.

Be vigilant with your cleaning

Housecleaning, vacuuming, and dusting can all help reduce allergens. Keep both the floors and your furniture as free from dust as you can. Wear a mask and goggles and use a dampened cloth to tamp down air particles rather than stir them into the air. If you have a pet and allergies to it and can’t bear to give it away, double up with housecleaning, change your clothes frequently, and keep some rooms off-limits for your pet.

Keep on top of your laundry

Hot wash all bedding to kill dust mites. Air your bed well each day, make it up in the early evening, and dry it with a hot water bottle before sleeping. Even the coolest person sweats when sleeping, and dust mites are attracted to damp. Wash pillows, sheets and children’s toys at 60 degrees C or above.

Minimize clutter

This just adds surfaces upon which dust can collect. De-clutter so that dust can’t hide, get rid of cushions and fussy light shades. Keep clothes in wardrobes and dolls, teddies and other soft toys in a toy boxes. Ditching potted plants and bulging trash bins may also help.

Keep the windows closed

Allergy sufferers must restrict the amount of time windows can be left open. Pollen blowing in through an open window and can increase your misery. Keep windows closed at times when pollen counts are high. Cleaning windows is also important, particularly around frames and window sills which can collect mold and condensation.

Finally if you are house-hunting

… it’s wise to avoid damp locations near rivers or even underground waterways. If you have an allergy to cats or other pets, you may need to include replacing your new home’s flooring.

Listen to your doctor

As allergies vary from case to case, it’s best to regularly consult your allergist. Some allergies like milk, soy, egg and wheat aversion in infants and kids are outgrown over time. The same thing can’t be said about people allergic to tree nuts like walnuts, pecans, and almonds – this is more likely to last longer (or worse, permanently).

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WHICH BENADRYL
IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

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Which Benadryl is right for you?