Ways To Avoid These 6 Common Indoor Allergy Triggers

More and more people are becoming allergic, which isn’t so surprising since places have become more industrialized. While you can’t help it if you develop allergies, there are way to at least manage your flare ups. Here are some ways to do that.

1. Allergen: Dust Mites

Tip: Use allergen proof encasings for pillows, mattresses, box springs and wash linens in 130-degree temperature every week

They may not be visible to us but they are actually the most common allergy trigger out there. There’s high concentration of dust mites on your pillows because they like places where human skin flakes are present and is humid. These tips helps control them as well as using vacuum and air purifier that contains HEPA filter to keep off dust mites since they can also be found anywhere in the house.

2. Allergen: Pets

Tip: Test you reaction to particular breed of pet you wanna get

Those who are allergic to dander shed aren’t necessarily allergic to all pets. Sometimes there are some breeds that don’t affect you the same way. So what you can do is test it out. Try visiting relative or friends house who keep pets to see which one don’t trigger your allergies. That is if you really wanna get a dog or cat, but if you want to be completely safe you might as well avoid pets altogether.  

3. Allergen: Molds

Tip: Opt for tile down flooring instead of carpet and be particular about the place you want to live

Molds develop in damp and dark places. What you can do is maybe avoid picking an apartment with basement or if you’re allowed to make some renovations in you place have it tiled down. This should make cleaning easier for you and minimize mold growth.

4. Allergen: Cockroaches

Tip: Arrange extermination of cockroaches for your place and be clean around the house

News flash, cockroaches aren’t just gross but they’re also one of the indoor allergy triggers! It’s not like you need more reason to get rid of them in your house. But knowing they’re health hazard make you more determined. Just make sure that you and your family are not in the house when extermination is done. They also like damp areas so keep food in covered containers all the time, do the dishes right away, don’t keep the trash in the house overnight, and fix leaky faucets and pipes. Seal off cracks and crevices on the wall or windows too.

5. Allergen: Pollen

Tip: Install air purifier, wipe pets down when they return from outdoors, and change clothes and shoes immediately when you get home

You think you’re safe from pollens indoors? Not really since you and your pets bring them in from outside. Good thing you can always install air purifiers with HEPA filter to filter them out, it should eliminate 90% of air particles that managed to sneak into your home.

6. Allergen: Cigarettes

Tip: Quit smoking or at least avoid smoking around children and people with allergies

Even before cigarette smoke became an allergen, we all know it’s an irritant for anyone with breathing problem like asthma. If you know someone in the family is allergic to smoke or have asthma, be sensitive enough to not smoke in the house or whenever they’re around. The same thing when you’re in public transportation or places where it’s crowded.