| Living with an allergy is difficult for both the person | | | | allergens whereas when the air is appropriately humid, |
| suffering from it and their family. When allergy is | | | | those small particles absorb water and fall down to |
| diagnosed, and the major allergens discovered, the | | | | the ground instead of flying in the air with every gust |
| whole family may have to change their everyday | | | | of wind. Apart from that, dry air irritates throat, nasal |
| routines and habits in order to help the allergic person. | | | | passage, and eyes, increasing unpleasant symptoms |
| Untreated allergy can lead to asthma, and this can | | | | of allergy when they occur. Therefore, in order to |
| have further impact on one's successful life. | | | | find relief from cough, sneezing, or tearful eyes you |
| The three vital elements of allergy free environment | | | | should take care of appropriate humidity in the |
| at home include: clean air, appropriate air humidity, | | | | rooms, and especially in the living room and the |
| and mold control. | | | | bedroom of the person suffering from allergy. There |
| The most common allergy, apart from food allergy, is | | | | are many devices helping you to keep appropriate |
| the one caused by dust and dust mite, and it is dust | | | | humidity in the room. If you combine them with an air |
| that we have to take care of first of all. In every | | | | ionizing device, you will definitely help your family |
| home, there are all kinds of "dust catchers" | | | | member suffering from allergy. Be careful, however, |
| significantly supporting the development of dust mite, | | | | not to exceed the recommended humidity since |
| like heavy curtains, thick carpets, lamp shades made | | | | excessive humidity will lead to the development of |
| of fabric. There are also other "dust catchers" like | | | | mold, and mold control is the last, but not least, of |
| lots of small objects on the shelves. Let's face the | | | | the three vital elements of allergy free environment |
| truth - you can't escape from dust. Therefore you | | | | at home. |
| have to do everything to reduce the amount of dust | | | | Mold control is exactly as important as dust control. |
| around your home. | | | | You should remove everything that could promote |
| You have to vacuum clean the carpets daily, and the | | | | development of mold in any form. The first thing to |
| curtains and upholstery at least twice a week. | | | | go would be pot flowers inside. If you treasure them, |
| Vacuum cleaning may not be enough especially if you | | | | it may be difficult for you to get rid of them, so you |
| have an old vacuum cleaner without the HEPA filter | | | | may just move them to a room less frequently |
| or a filter with silver ions. Old vacuum cleaners only | | | | visited by the allergic person. Another ideal place for |
| spread more dust around the house when you use | | | | growing mold is the bathroom. Watch the joints |
| them, making things even worse. Therefore a good | | | | between tiles closely, watch the joints between the |
| vacuum cleaner with HEPA 13 filter or silver filter is | | | | shower, the wash basin, the bath and the wall. This is |
| highly recommended. An alternative to such a | | | | where mold gathers most often. If you just spot |
| vacuum cleaner, especially for cleaning curtains and | | | | mold developing there, you have to remove it as |
| upholstery can be a steam mop. A steam mop is a | | | | quickly as possible. Again a steam mop is the safest |
| device with a container for water and a jet to | | | | way to remove mold. Not only will it clean the joints, |
| release water steam. You can attach various | | | | but it will also kill the fungus and prevent it from |
| accessories to the jet, including a brush or a mop | | | | further development. |
| attachment to clean floors and carpets. | | | | As you can see, the first steps towards allergy free |
| Using a steam mop does not lead to drying the air in | | | | environment at home are not difficult, but if you do |
| the rooms, so you can keep the right humidity of the | | | | not have the habit, they are tiresome at the |
| air. If you can, you should also take the carpets and | | | | beginning. With time, however, they will become your |
| cushions outside at least once a week and give them | | | | normal everyday routine, beneficial to the health of |
| a good beating. If you do it in winter, you can leave | | | | the members of your family and yours. This will also |
| them outside for an hour or so. | | | | contribute to much less often triggering of allergic |
| Why is the right humidity of the air important? Dry | | | | reactions than ever before. |
| air promotes spreading of dust, pollen and other | | | | |