Every spring I watch my daughter struggle with her severe mold allergy. Never fails, as the snow melts and the ground starts to dry up and the winds blow - her eyes get red and itchy, nose starts running, sometimes hives appear, and than the constant cough. So come spring, we do not get the luxury of opening up the windows to let in the fresh air and the weekend I decide to do "spring cleaning" she gets to leave (very happily leave, I might add).
We have come to manage these allergies better by knowing what we can and can't do, here are a few:
1. We use a whole-home air cleaner attached to the heating and cooling system. I would never go with out one. It was one of the first things I had installed when we moved into our new home two years ago. The key is to leave your thermostat on constant fan, as the system will always be circulating the air and cleaning it.
2. She uses a nasal wash every night during the spring months in order to remove spores and other allergens. I swear by these and have even started using them myself when I get sinus infections. I have spoken to several allergists at some of the trade shows I have attended and they have all recommended them.
3. No hanging her clothes or bedding out on the clothes line. It kills me to have to use the dryer this time of year so I hang out as much as I can. The dryer helps remove spores from the clothes and bedding - so even between washings I throw her bedding in on high for 10 minutes.
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You should never attempt to treat allergies yourself without first knowing what specifically is causing the allergy. If you are allergic to something that is in the air then you can easily see some improvements in your allergies just by using a simple Allergy Air Purifier.
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