Chronic Indoor Allergies---5 Allergy Triggers That Cause Flare-Ups - By: Debbie Davis

Constant or chronic allergies are often an indication that you are allergic to indoor irritants. Here are 5 of the most common allergens and a solution that will work.

Dust---Generally a combination of particles from indoors and outdoors, it can cause sneezing, wheezing, watery eyes, runny nose, and congestion to be a constant part of daily life. It can be made up minute pieces of lint from clothing and upholstery, dirt and sand from outdoors, small pieces of paper from magazines and mail, and even metal shavings that hinges sometimes generate as doors are opened and closed.

Dust Mites-These eight-legged bugs thrive in warm, dark, and moist places. They feed on dander (or flakes of dead skin). They are most commonly found in the bedroom, and mores specifically in mattresses, bed linens, and pillows.

It is the protein in their feces that they leave everywhere that causes allergy sufferers so much grief. Mites are not fussy about whose dander they feed on, so if you have a warm-blooded pet that has a favorite mat or special cushiony bed, the mites can be found there as well.

Mold and Mildew Spores-These microscopic fungi (much like plants but without chlorophyll) are a natural part of outside air, and are impossible to keep from entering indoor air. They need moisture to survive so they are generally found in kitchens, basement, bathrooms and laundry rooms.

When they find the least bit of water indoors they reproduce at an exponential rate clogging your air with even more spores. They are a potent allergen that can be detrimental to good health.

Pollen---Most people associate this allergen with springtime. But there is a saying that there's always something blooming. And that means pollen is in the air.

So depending on the climate where you live, tree pollen can go airborne as early as January, followed by flower pollen in the spring, grass pollen in the summer, and weed pollen in the fall.

Because it is impossible to keep pollen from attaching to hair, clothes, packages, and pets, pollen will find its way indoors. This makes it available to be easily inhaled and cause chronic allergy symptoms throughout the year.

Pet Dander---If you share your life with a warm-blooded animal such as a cat, dog, bird, ferret, or bunny you have an invisible allergen called dander. This is a natural part of their growth and development and will be a part of life for as long as they remain with you.

The protein in their dander is an allergy-triggering irritant that can make keeping your pet a challenge if not impossible. Daily routines by you and your pet cause it to go airborne, adding yet another irritant to your air.

Without a way to manage the allergens above, your air continues to have a high volume of allergy triggers that you are constantly inhaling. It's no wonder symptoms can persist.

The best way to minimize symptoms is to drastically reduce the number of allergens you are exposed to indoors. Filtering your air continuously with a high efficiency particle arresting (or HEPA) air purifier is an effective solution to the problem.

Designed to remove 99,997 out of every 10,000 airborne particles that are.3 microns or greater, it can easily eliminate allergens from your air, which will let you live your life without the burden of chronic allergy symptoms.

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