Keep the inside of your house clean and purified: What is inside your home is easier to control than what is on the outside. During allergy season, it’s particularly important to keep the interior of your house clean.
Substances like dust can be a common irritant that triggers allergies but is simple to prevent through dusting several times a week.
Additionally, invest in an air purifier for the house or at least in the most-used areas of your home. This will help keep the air consistently purified and reduce allergens. Finally, make sure to vacuum inside the home to remove any allergens lingering in the floors, especially carpeted ones.
Allergens can be tracked in through shoes and clothes, so make sure to keep floors, rugs, and carpets clean to help with allergies.
Rinse your sinuses: This is an easy and affordable at-home solution that can help clear sinuses and airways. According to Mayo Clinic, this can easily be done by using a squeeze bottle or neti pot and distilled/purified water. Insert into the nasal pathways and use to rinse out your sinuses of any mucus or allergens.
As spring progresses and turns into summer, implement these simple tactics to help reduce allergens in your space or remedy them as they come.
Along with consulting with an allergy and asthma specialist, keeping your spaces clean and airways clear can be essential in preventing allergy-induced asthma.
However, always make sure to keep your inhaler ready and accessible (if needed) and take any OTC or prescribed medications to help with allergies.