Suffering from winter allergies? 7 tips to keep away

Most of us associate with winter allergies. But for allergy sufferers who are cruel summer, winter is not much friendlier. One of the problems with allergies winter is a lifestyle that cold weather can turn a simple allergic reaction to something worse, and often found sobs, tears, redness of the face and end up with severe episodes of sneezing.

Winter can be tough and it is difficult for fresh air to make its way into a house. In addition, people to turn the heaters, making it even drier air, which leads to irritation of the nose and dry skin. Also increases the risk of a secondary viral infection.

For those who suffer from frequent allergies, you can not follow these simple instructions to combat allergies and winter to reduce exposure to indoor allergens.

Clean and vacuum regularly with a vacuum cleaner with air filter 5 floors, so that a thorough cleaning, removing dust particles from minutes of material.

Install an air cleaner with a particulate filter of high efficiency filtration (HEPA), because it will improve little trap particles and pollutants such as mold, smoke, dust and pet hair, but also to remove bad odor, air quality significantly.

Keep your furnace, ducts collect dust, pet dander, pollen and mold, which are distributed throughout the house.

Disinfect the sheets, pillowcases and cushions with the new era of UV disinfection, to provide a non-chemical approach to cleaning, to ensure that all debris cleaned mite.

Find and fix leaks in your home, especially fixtures, such as mold growing on any organic matter that has been wet for more than 72 hours, causing respiratory diseases and allergies. If you find moisture in order to solve the problem immediately.

While carpet can feel great under your feet in the winter, it is a poor choice in terms of the protection of the quality of the fibers trap dust and dander in the air, triggering asthma attacks and allergies.

Do not paint your house in the winter, as some products emit volatile organic compounds, since you do not leave the open windows for ventilation.

About the Author: Mr. Marzin R Shroff, CEO of direct sales and Sr. Vice President of Marketing at Eureka Forbes

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