In allergy sufferers, for unknown reasons, the immune system "blots" harmless flower pollen, house dust, food particles and other substances that are normally neutral for health with dangerous germs or parasites. It mobilizes immune cells to strenuous and chronic struggle with the apparent but mass influxing "aggressor" - an allergen. The result of this fight are symptoms that cause serious damage to health.
How to avoid house dust allergens?
If your eyes are tearing without reason, you often sneeze for no apparent reason and "leaking" you from the nose, while any sudden change in temperature triggers an additional salvo of sneezes - you can assume that this is an allergy and that you are allergic.
The cause of your problems is probably allergies to plant pollen or home allergens.
With your doubts, please report to the doctor and perform special diagnostic tests. If it turns out that the tests will confirm the assumptions - you should start treatment. Remember, however, that the basic method of treatment of allergic diseases is, apart from desensitization and pharmacological treatment - avoiding contact with the allergen. Avoiding contact with an allergen is the simplest and surest way to avoid allergy symptoms or reduce them significantly.
The cause of allergies are often so-called Home allergens are visible as house dust.
House dust mite allergens include: house dust mite, livestock fur (cats, dogs, guinea pigs, etc.), as well as fur of leather (eg in the form of rugs, tapestries), feathers from feathers, down jackets, home birds ( parrots, canaries, etc.), as well as dust particles of numerous allergenic chemicals from buildings, furniture, from the interior of electronic devices - computers, televisions; fragrances and vapors of cleaning agents, cosmetics, (formaldehyde), etc. The reason for allergic symptoms can also be aerosols, deodorants, hair sprays, strong fragrances.
How to protect yourself against allergens contained in house dust?
Effective allergy prophylaxis is, for example, cleaning the bedroom, in which house dust mite is a particular threat. No less important is the cleaning of the entire apartment from the ubiquitous house dust in which absorbs almost all allergens present in the home. It is recommended therefore:
1. Laundry of bedding, every week in water at a temperature higher than 55 ° C.
2. Do not use pillows and quilts with down and feathers, but synthetic materials.
3. There should also be bedspreads from synthetic fabrics. Covering cushions and mattresses with mite impermeable coatings - e.g. non-linyl hypoallergenic mattress covers.
4. The mattress should be of a sponge and not of grass, which may be the cause of allergies
5. In winter, the bedding is good to air on a dry, frosty day. On sunny summer days, leave bedding in the sun for about 6 hours.
6. No pets should stay in the bedroom!
Pets: If you are allergic to pet dander, give it back to your family or friends.
This applies even to people allergic to other allergens who have not yet been sensitized to animal hair, as this usually occurs after a certain time. The concentration of allergens decreases within 4-6 months.
cigarettes:
No one should smoke in an allergy-house.
Mold:
in the event of sensitization to mold, be careful not to let damp rooms; do not eat foods that may contain molds (eg dried fruits and mushrooms, soy sauce, some types of cheese, wine, beer).
An allergy threat is also:
Aquarium with fish, potted plants, strongly fragrant cut flowers: they often have to be removed.
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Handy allergen warehouses are:
Carpets, fluffy carpets should be replaced with parquet or washable plastic. It is advisable to remove plush couches, armchairs, padded furniture and heavy curtains, curtains, kilims on the walls, straw baskets, dry bouquets, that is, any objects that can accumulate dust. As well as leaving closed wardrobes.
In the case of leaving carpets or cushioned furniture, it is recommended to use special acaricides for cleaning them.
How to vacuum the apartment with house allergens?
Vacuum the apartment with a vacuum cleaner of increased tightness (special vacuum cleaners for allergy sufferers, with water filter, double dust bag or special filter system), etc. But beware! A leaking bag or filter system of the vacuum cleaner can do more harm than good.
Warning! The vacuum cleaner bag is the seedbed of allergens.
The warmth of the vacuum cleaner motor and the nutrient-rich content of hair, exfoliated skin, food reflexes stimulates the growth of bacteria, fungi, mites, etc., which occurs in this environment at an alarming rate. It is no wonder then that if we do not throw away the "dust bag" after each vacuuming - the "multiplied in it" portion of germs is again blown into the air we breathe.
Pollen prophylaxis
Based on the interview confirmed by skin tests and clinical trials, the following recommendations can be made for patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis:
1. Avoid long walks and stay in meadows, forests or fields during the flowering period of the most sensitizing plants.
2. Avoid as much as possible walking in the morning, when the pollen fall is greatest on windy, dry days, as well as not opening windows, when the concentration of pollen in the air is high.
3. Use masks filtering air and clothes with long sleeves while working in the garden.
4. After returning home, take a shower from the garden or walk, or wash your face and hands to wash plant pollen allergens and change clothing.
5. Never use a fan directed inside the house. It will draw pollen and mold from outside to the apartment.
6. Use air filters in the bedroom.
7. Avoid driving a car or train with open windows in the spring and summer.
8. Holiday and holidays to spend by the sea or in high mountains, where the concentration of pollen is smaller than in closed rooms.
9. Every day, listen to messages about the concentration of pollen on a given area of the country.
