Home is where we spend most of our time and therefore it is important to keep your house free from allergens that can trigger of an allergic attack. So when you sleep in your bedroom, when you watch television in your living room, when you have food at the dining room or when you are spending time at the garden, make sure that the environment around you are free from allergy causing factors.
Keeping Yourself Free From Allergens: Things to Consider
The first step to making a home that is free of allergens is to determine the cause for your allergy. One of the reasons that cause allergy is pets. So it is better to avoid keeping pets if you are allergic to them. If however you happen to have own then try to stay away from it as much as possible. Also make sure that your pet is properly vaccinated and clean. Remember to wash your hands after playing with your pet.
Allergy can cause itching, coughing, nasal congestion, headache and skin rashes that can make your life very uncomfortable. However, if you are careful about small things this can be avoided. The usual suspects that trigger an allergic attack are pollens, certain food, dust and mold. So take measures to keep away these allergens away from home. Keep your bed clean and don't store things under the bed. Keep out stuffed animals and toys as it attracts a lot of dust.
How to Avoid Allergens
Reduce the number of picture frames, showpiece, trophies and books in your rooms as dust deposit on them. Using an air filter can help you in keeping the air free from dust. Avoid using carpets at home; instead use hardwood on the floor. In case you have to use carpets make sure you clean with a vacuum cleaner regularly. Limit putting plants and flowers inside home. If you go out make sure you bathe and clean your clothes to get ride of pollen that may have got stuck to you. Use dehumidifiers to keep away dampness as it assists growth of molds.
Keeping your home free from allergens is half the battle won in tackling allergies.
Inhalant allergies
It is not always necessary that you have to be outdoors to inhale substances that you may be allergic to. These substances are airborne and may occur even indoors. You may be allergic to the scuff of animals like cats and dogs. Formaldehyde, rubber, molds, newspapers, pollen and various other articles may also be allergens. All these may lead to hay fever and cause effects like, sniffing, heavy head, headache, sneezing, etc. If inhalant allergies tend to take a more serious turn they may even lead to asthma
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Top 7 Tips To Treat And Prevent Allergies
Typical allergy symptoms include sneezing, nasal itching, and a dripping nose, along with congestion and red, swollen itchy eyes. Whether or not, you'll develop an allergy is part genetics and part environment. A child with one allergic parent has about a 30 to 50 percent chance of getting allergies, while odds rise to approximately 60 to 80 percent if both parents have allergies. Also, exposure to a high level of allergies early on puts you at risk of developing allergic symptoms later. Here are some ways that can help people with allergies to breathe easier.
1. Salt Your Nose
Over-the-counter saline nasal sprays are a safe way of loosening mucus. It is not a drug so you can use it as often as you want. To make your own salty solution, take a half-teaspoon of salt dissolved in eight ounces of lukewarm water, put it in a bulb syringe and flush it into your nose while leaning forward over the sink so that it can drip out. Look for bulb syringes at your local drugstore.
2. Make A Cool Compress
For itchy, red, swollen eyes, take a clean washcloth, run it under cool water, put it over your eyes until it is warm and try again, if you need to.
3. Seal Your Mattress
One of the biggest problems with dust is dust mites, teeny creatures that live on dust, skin flakes and other bits of microscopic household debris that collects in bedding, furniture and curtains. So zipping a plastic cover over your mattress is a good way of limiting dust mite exposure.
4. Press Duct Tape Into Service
Putting duct tape on the mattress zipper, sealing off the escape route for dust mite.
5. Dry Up
Molds and dust mites thrive in warm, humid conditions. So to reduce molds and dust mite levels, keep a dehumidifier in your bedroom and one in your family room.
6. Clean The Dehumidifier
Dehumidifiers should be cleaned out every week. Otherwise, molds will proliferate.
7. Simplify
Getting rid of dust mite havens - especially in your bedroom - is a sneeze-free way of coping. Have a clutter-free room with no fabrics or banners on the wall. You shouldn't have carpeting, because vacuuming doesn't clear the dust mites out. Stuffed toys trap dust and should be removed. To have frequent changing of sheets and regular washing of bed linens, pillows, and bedspreads.
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