Allergy

How to Prevent Allergy

Although there are already several medications available in the market to treat allergies, it would be helpful to practice routines can help you avoid allergens. It is not healthy to be dependent entirely on medicines so you might want to explore the following for practicality and preventive measures.

Start with your Home

• If you are allergic to pollen, close the house window as often as possible. Use air conditioning instead of a fan since fans can accumulate dust. Dust, as we know, is another type of allergen.
  
• Maintain your air conditioning. There should never be a room for laziness to filter the air conditioning. For better effect, cover air conditioning vents with cheesecloth to filter pollen and utilize high efficiency particulate air filters. Make sure you clean air filters frequently and air ducts at least once a year.
  
• Make sure that the humidity in your home is below 50% to avoid and prevent the growth of mold.
  
• Keeping pets is fun. However, our pets' saliva and dander causes allergy. It would be best if pets stayed outside so as to prevent the spread of these allergens.
  
• Avoid areas where molds may collect, this includes basements, garages, crawl spaces, barns and compost heaps. Do not clean these areas yourself; ask someone instead.
  
• Install dehumidifiers in basements and other areas of the house where molds tend to gather. These devices should be always clean.
  
• Air out damp clothes indoors before you hang them inside of your closet. This is to prevent any molds from developing on your clothing.
  
• Don't ever leave your clothes wet or damp inside of the washer. The best thing to do is finishing off your laundry right away.
  
• The most effective way to get rid of molds is by using detergents. Thus, use detergents to wash your tiles and shower curtains.
  
• Although plants are appealing inside the house, being allergic deprives you of this. You are asking for trouble when you bring in plants inside of the house. Pollens will circulate inside the house keeping the cycle instead of preventing the presence of allergens.
  
• Use plastic covers for pillows, mattresses, and box springs. As much as possible, do not use overstuffed furniture and down filled bedding or pillows. These materials tend to collect dusts, dirt and house mites.
  
• Wash your bedding every week in hot water. This kills dust mites.
  
• Smoking is a no no inside of your house.
  
• Wear a mask and gloves when cleaning, vacuuming or painting to limit dust and chemical exposure.
  
• Try to vacuum twice a week.
  
• When possible, hard floor is a better choice than carpeted ones since hard floors would not accumulate as much allergens as that with the carpeted one.

On the Road to anti-allergy Car

• Do not allow smoking inside the car.
  
• Make sure that you keep the windows closed and never forget to set the air conditioner of the car to reticulated.
  
• Outdoors we Go
  
• Avoid long even short walks in wooded places since these areas house a lot o pollen.
  
• Stay indoors as often as you could when the weather is hot, windy and dry since these days, pollen is generally high.
  
• Try avoiding extreme temperature changes.
  
• If possible, try to stay indoors between 5 and 10 am since the rate of pollen in the environment is highest at this time.
  
• Protect yourself from insect stings. To do so, wear shoes, long pants and sleeves. Avoid putting on scented deodorants, perfumes, shampoos or hair products as it may attract unwanted attention from insects.
  
• After being exposed outdoors, take a shower to wash off any allergens you got from just being outside.
  
• Wear a mask when doing chores such as mowing the lawn if you are allergic to grass pollen or mold. As much as possible stay away from mowing and being around freshly cut grass if possible.
  
• Wear a mask when gardening, as flowers and some weeds release pollen.
  
• Keep off raking leaves or working with hay or mulch if you are allergic to mold.
  
• Don't hang clothes or linens out to dry, as pollen and molds may collect on them. You know well, that one's exposure to these particles can set off your body to allergy mode.

These are just some few tips to alleviate yourself from the hassles of allergic reactions. Simple measures count when done with commitment. Thus, there is no rush going to the drug store every time especially if you comply with the above tips. . In doing so, you are giving yourself a favor. Be kind to your body and it will be to you. Life becomes easier without the fuss of wheezing, sneezing, coughing, and runny nose.