<h1>Struggling with Allergies? These 3 Steps May Help</h1>

Although any dry indoor air situation or climate can cause an increase in allergies for you (and any pets) cold weather often quietly contributes to drier indoor air--and allergies. Cold weather causes indoor humidity or moisture levels to drop dramatically simply because colder air cannot hold as much moisture in the air.

 

The result of this dry indoor air is that a lot of the dust, dust mites, dander, hair and germs that would normally be too heavy and moisture-laden are now light enough to easily become airborne and they begin to circulate throughout the home, creating a big dose of allergens and irritants that weren't in the air before.

 

So when you're get rid of or at least reduce your allergies significantly, it can be very helpful to at least rule out dry or polluted air as a cause of the allergies by following 3 easy steps:

 

First, check your indoor humidity on 3 different days, at different times of the day, during a week and take an average of those 3 readings. If humidity is under 30% on average, you'll probably need a humidifier. If humidity readings are in the 30-40% range, dry air probably isn't the issue and you probably don't need a humidifier. If humidity is over 50%, you probably need a dehumidifier to keep the humidity in the 35-40% range, which in most cases, is enough moisture to prevent dry skin, but not enough to feed mold and bacterial growth.

 

Second, make sure you're vacuuming (and mopping if possible) on a weekly basis and use a quality air purifier with a HEPA air filter for allergies to keep dust under control. Remember that dust mites are one of the strongest allergens on the planet and each gram of house dust contains an average of 200 live dust mites--and no one, pet or human, needs to breathe live dust mites.

 

Third, check your air conditioner setting and usage patterns. Sometimes, just running the air conditioner too much can cause air to dry out below acceptable levels, and distribute more dust and debris from inside the ducts. Your air conditioner coils cool the air by a condensation process which removes water from the air--that's how over-using or keeping the air too cool can contribute to dry indoor air. Running the A/C on heat for too long on a regular basis can dry out the air, too. Try to find a balance of air conditioner use where the system isn't running too much or too little, and install vent filters to stop excess debris from blowing out of the vents.

 

If you or your pets are seeing some relief after taking the above steps, that's great! If you're still noticing allergy symptoms, there may be something else going on. It could be a product or cleaner that you're using or there could be substances coming into your home that the air cleaner is not capable of removing, or it could be something dietary. At this point, you may want to consult an allergist (or veterinarian) for suggestions. 

 

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