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Allergy Solutions That Work----5 Ways To Effectively Manage Indoor Allergies

By Debbie Davis

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If you are allergic to common indoor pollutants such as dust, dust mites, pet dander and other seasonal irritants that get blown or carried in from the outdoors, it is crucial to find strategies that work because allergens are a fact of life. Here are 5 things that will help you continually decrease the number of irritants in your air.

Change Filters As Needed----Your central heating and air conditioning system has filters. Monitor them carefully and change them as soon as they look dirty.

Once you know about how long it takes for them to need changing, plug a reminder into your mobile device or laptop so that you stay on schedule.

The amount of time between changes may vary according to seasons, so stay alert and move the schedule to a shorter or longer period to compensate.

Wash Linens To Decrease Mites---Dust mites are one of the most prolific indoor allergens known. Every home has them regardless of how clean it is. But you can significantly decrease their number and most probably your symptoms by washing your linens weekly with water that is at least 140 degrees Fahrenheit.

Since these bugs are killed by sunlight, letting your bed remain uncovered while you launder the linen is another way to reduce their numbers. Pets' bedding should be included in this routine as well.

These natural solutions are effective, non-invasive, and cost effective. Sprays and pesticides for mites increase the potential for health problems, discoloration of rugs and fabrics, and need to be repeated so they are labor intensive too.

Furnish Your Home With Allergies In Mind---Rome wasn't built in a day, and unless you are buying a new house and all new furniture, it will take time to affect this change. But with this as a goal, it will happen as you need to make changes.

Hard surfaces for floors such as tile, linoleum, wood, faux wood and stone are easier to clean and they take no prisoners in the form of mites. Area rugs rather than wall-to-wall carpet are easier to clean and can therefore be cleaned more frequently.

Blinds, shades, and even bare windows where privacy is not an issue will keep dust and other particulates from collecting and being available to go airborne with normal activity in your home.

Clean With Water---When possible remove dust by damp wiping surfaces. Steam clean floors your floors where possible. This cuts down on the amount of particles that are sent into the air and really takes them out of circulation.

For rugs and other areas where water or steam is not appropriate, use a HEPA vacuum. This type of cleaner has a filter that will keep particles that it removes from going back into the air.

Use a HEPA Air Purifier---One of the best ways to continually remove allergy irritants from the air is to continually filter the air with a purifier that contains a high efficiency particle arresting filter. This is the type of technology that hospitals use to keep the air clean.

This type of filter can remove airborne particulates as small as .3 microns which is far smaller than the period at the end of this sentence. Continuous cleaning of the air along with the other 4 suggestions in this article will increase your chances of lessening your allergy symptoms and improving your quality of life.

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