2011年10月24日 星期一

Doctors share tips on reducing allergens in the home

As the voice of a cartoon bumblebee, superhunk Antonio Banderas mourns his inability to enjoy his favorite flowers after he discovers he is allergic to them. After taking the allergy medication Nasonex, we are told, he is able to enjoy his outdoor activities once again.

“I have returned, my flower,” he says. “A changed bee.”

That’s great for Antonio the bee, but what about the rest of us? For most of us, allergy symptoms don’t just occur when we’re outside.

“The average American spends 23 hours a day inside, so it’s an important question. Some of the main issues are pets, dust mites, molds and then what comes from outsides: tree pollen, grass, weed pollen,” said Mahlon Van Delden, an otolaryngologist at Missouri Ear, Nose and Throat Center.

Van Delden said studies show it’s possible to decrease the amount of allergens in the home, but other studies don’t show a decrease in symptoms or medication usage. However, anecdotally speaking, he has had patients report improvement after making changes to their homes.

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A good night’s sleep is important for a number of reasons, among them allergy recovery.

“People can recover from their allergies in their sleeping environment,” Barrier said.

To that end, eliminating some of the allergens from the bedroom is a benefit.

The big thing, Barrier said, is to get the dust mites out of the air by using an air purifier with a HEPA filter to circulate the air in the room and remove the allergens in it. The HEPA filter is the important thing. “If you don’t get that, you’re not actually filtering out the allergy,” Barrier said.

The air purifier should be placed by the bed and be run at night. Barrier cautions against running it all day because introducing too much moisture to the air can promote mold growth, another source of allergens. Additionally, he said it shouldn’t be used continuously in a child’s bedroom because too much moisture in the air can cause lung problems.

Van Delden said keeping pets out of the bedroom also helps.

“Most folks will tell you they’ll get rid of their allergist before they get rid of their cat. Usually, if you can at least keep the animals out of the bedroom, that does help,” he said.

Additionally, washing linens weekly in hot water — hotter than 130 degrees, Van Delden said — kills dust mites.

Another way to cut down on allergens is to look at where you lay your head at night.

“I found a study that showed the average pillow is 6 years old,we supply all kinds of polished tiles, and 10 percent of the pillow weight is from dust mites and sloughed skin,” Van Delden said.

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